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India’s Ministry of Communications responded to Elon Musk’s criticism by stating that its approval process for satellite internet services is fair and non-discriminatory. The ministry defended its stance, asserting that Starlink, along with other entities, are undergoing security assessments without any bias. This comes after Musk accused unnamed individuals in India of blocking Starlink’s operations to maintain a monopoly over the telecom sector dominated by companies like Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Elon Musk criticized unnamed Indian billionaires for allegedly blocking his company Starlink from operating in India, suggesting it was a "crime against the people of India." In response, the Indian Ministry of Communications defended its satellite internet approval process as fair and non-discriminatory. According to government data, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel, two major telecom operators in India, together account for roughly 910 million broadband subscribers, representing more than 80% of the country’s market. The ministry stated that three entities were at a similar regulatory stage and all were undergoing security assessments, without naming Starlink or Musk directly.
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India has refuted billionaire Elon Musk’s claim that “certain oligarchs” are blocking the launch of his Starlink satellite communication services in the country.
uncertain
oligarchs → refute → country
Musk said in an X post on Wednesday that Starlink was being blocked so that unnamed individuals can “maintain their monopolistic chokehold on the Indian people”, adding that it was a “crime against the people of India”.
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it → say → summit
But India’s Ministry of Communications defended its satellite internet approval process as being fair and non-discriminatory in a statement on Thursday.
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Ministry → defend → Thursday
“The suggestion that the framework or its application is unfair or discriminatory is baseless and misconceived,” the ministry said without naming Starlink or Musk.
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ministry → say → Starlink
It added that three different entities were at broadly the same regulatory stage and that all were undergoing security assessments.
asserted
all → add → assessments
India’s telecommunications sector is dominated by Reliance Jio, owned by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, and Bharti Airtel, owned by Sunil Mittal.
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sector → dominate → Mittal
Both have also ventured into satellite internet.
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Both → venture → internet
While they have secured early approvals to launch, they are still awaiting final clearances.
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they → secure → clearances
Musk has previously had run-ins with Ambani and Mittal over how India should grant them spectrum access.
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India → have → access
Last year, the two agreed to distribute Starlink systems alongside theirs, but the cooperation appears to have soured.
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cooperation → agree → theirs
Starlink has waited since 2022 for licences to operate commercially in India.
asserted
Starlink → wait → India
Last year, it received a key licence from the Communications Ministry to launch, as well as a go-ahead from India’s space agency.
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it → receive → agency
Concerns over security have mounted since 2024 after authorities said they found Starlink devices in a drug seizure operation in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, as well as in another army operation in Manipur state.
asserted
they → mount → state
At the time, Musk alleged Starlink’s satellite beams were thereafter “turned off over India” and that they were “never on in the first place”.
asserted
they → allege → place
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