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Elon Musk hits out at ‘certain oligarchs’ for blocking Starlink in India

Elon Musk has accused unnamed rivals of obstructing SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband service in India. SpaceX is currently awaiting approval from the Indian government to launch its service in the country.

BloombergSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-08 · 01:03 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Elon Musk hits out at ‘certain oligarchs’ for blocking Starlink in India
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Elon Musk has accused unnamed rivals of obstructing SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband service in India. SpaceX is currently awaiting approval from the Indian government to launch its service in the country. The article suggests this is a veiled criticism of billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal, whose companies, Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel respectively, hold significant positions in India's telecommunications sector. These established players have reportedly spent years building their market presence. The reason for the alleged obstruction is not explicitly stated in the provided content, beyond Musk's accusation of being "blocked by certain oligarchs."

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SpaceX has been awaiting approval from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to offer Starlink service in India.

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Companies controlled by Ambani’s Reliance Industries and Mittal’s Bharti Airtel have built strong positions in India's telecoms.

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Elon Musk accused unnamed rivals of blocking SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband network in India.

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Musk's accusation is an apparent swipe at billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal.

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Elon Musk accused unnamed rivals of blocking SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband network in India, an apparent swipe at billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal. SpaceX has been awaiting approval from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to offer Starlink service in India, where companies controlled by Ambani’s Reliance Industries and Mittal’s Bharti Airtel have spent years building formidable positions in telecoms. “Unfortunately, we are being blocked by certain oligarchs in...
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