New Delhi: The issue of Starlink's license to start satellite internet service in India is constantly in the news. Company chief Elon Musk had expressed displeasure over the delay in approval in India and alleged that some influential industrialists were stopping his service. Although he did not take anyone's name. After this statement of Musk, he is now being asked the opposite question that when Starlink is banned in China too, then why does he not show such displeasure there.
What did Rajiv Malhotra say?
This question has been raised by Indian-origin writer and researcher Rajeev Malhotra on social media platform X. He wrote in his post that Elon Musk should explain why Starlink was not allowed in China. Is there an 'oligarch' behind this too? Rajiv Malhotra further said that Musk has made a big investment in Tesla in China, despite this Starlink services have not started there and are blocked, but he does not make such comments against China.
In fact, a post went viral on social media last Wednesday, in which it was claimed that Musk had described some industrialists in India as obstacles in the way of Starlink. After this, this statement was linked to Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also posted on this issue.
What did the central government say on this matter?
On this whole issue, Rajeev Malhotra says that the issue of Starlink is not limited to technology or service only, it is also related to the security and sovereignty of the country. Therefore the government is investigating every aspect. At the same time, the Central Government has already made its stand clear on this. The government has said that the rules in India are equal for all companies and no one is being discriminated against.
According to the government, initial approval has been given to three companies in the satcom sector – Elon Musk's Starlink, Reliance Jio Satcom and Bharti Group's Eutelsat OneWeb. Final approval will be given to all these companies only after completing the security standards and necessary procedures.