India, Feb. 20 -- US President Donald Trump has said it was "very unfair" for Elon Musk's Tesla to set up a factory in India amid the former's moves to increase tariffs significantly.

The comment, made during Donald Trump and Elon Musk's interview with Fox News presenter Sean Hannity, comes days after the Tesla CEO met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the latter's visit to the US.

Trump reiterated his claims about India's high tariffs, a point that was reinforced by Elon Musk, Tesla's owner and the head of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The interview was recorded earlier but broadcast on Tuesday night eastern time (Wednesday morning IST).

Reiterating his claim that "every country" took advantage of the US with tariffs,...