The ridiculous arguments by Ambani’s army of Internet shills make no sense
On the one hand, they say Starlink couldn’t possibly compete with the amazing low prices offered by Ambani’s de facto monopoly in India and then, in the same breath, they essentially claim that Starlink would be too strong of a competitor! This is absurd hypocrisy and hyperbole.
The reality is that competition would greatly benefit the average citizen in India by giving them more choices, as it always does. Ambani’s profits will be lower, but he is not going out of business. And, obviously, if Starlink is too expensive in India, no one will buy it, so SpaceX will need to make pricing affordable.
#India: We are concerned by reports of mass detentions of demonstrators, protest leaders, members of civil society organisations, lawyers and journalists, before and during today’s large-scale demonstrations in Delhi.
We call on the authorities to ensure that the right to peaceful assembly is fully respected and fulfilled.
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Extremely poor from President Musk, who ensured BYD didn’t enter the US for fear of his Tesla sales crumbling . And here making an issue out of our right for national security. A great entrepreneur but a v bitter man. Earlier went after Trump claiming his name is in Epstein files only to calm down later to ensure his business doesn’t suffer. Lol Musk.
Suddenly this mis-info is again trending on X. And American handles, who know India very well, are spreading it deliberately without context.
Facts:
- The voter rolls revision, called SIR, was done after a delay of 23 years.
- It is a constitutional requirement.
- In those 23 years, 110 million+ Indians died at the minimum.
- And tens of millions more Indians migrated or left India.
- Also, the removal is not yet final. Only a draft has been done and it goes through its own constitutional process of corrections.
- While due to the extent of the exercise and manual labor involved enrolling nearly 1 billion voters, there have been cases of genuine voters being left out, all of them can get themselves registered as long as they are legal residents of India with valid IDs.
- These foreign DS media and agents are crying because their main tool to manipulate elections in India - illegal and fake voters are being captured and rooted out now.
India has among the fastest and cheapest internet in the world, with remarkable coverage too… for $4/mo you get 60GB of super fast internet that works perfectly even in my random family village
I love Starlink and think India should give them a license, but I wonder how many people will pay $27/mo (what they charge in Rwanda, currently the cheapest market).
India already has excellent connectivity, and the rural areas where Starlink would be most useful are also where people can least afford it.
This license thing feels similar to the US not allowing Chinese cars… is there a different way I should be thinking about it?
Mr. Musk, yes, no billionaire should dictate a nation’s policy - Indian or American.
India must welcome competition in satellite internet, from Indian and global providers, whoever offers the most practical and affordable last-mile solution for those in remote regions. In countries with lower per-capita incomes, satellite internet must be affordable too. High subscription fees and equipment costs risk putting it beyond the reach of ordinary households. Connectivity must bridge the digital divide, not create a new one.
India knows our networks and spectrum are strategic infrastructure, not merely commercial assets. India’s national security safeguards are non-negotiable.
Every country makes choices based on its own interests. Those in the West cannot preach free markets while practicing protectionism at home. USA imposed 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect its domestic industry, just as India takes measures to protect its own domestic manufacturers. Both India and the US have restricted Huawei over security concerns. One cannot demand a level playing field from others only when it suits its own agenda.
Indians will internally debate, question and address our strengths and shortcomings as a democratic country.
Take BharatNet, India’s programme to bring broadband to village-level local bodies. We will question why, as the CAG’s 2026 audit report found, the programme is struggling to meet its original objectives. Why were only 33.2% of service-ready Gram Panchayats operational, despite ₹39,888 crore being spent? At the same time, we know to appreciate our telecom sector and regulations, which has made internet data among the world’s most affordable, bringing millions online.
India is a democracy, not a colony. We welcome the world, but we, the Indian people, will decide our own future - not Western vested interests, their double standards or any billionaire - Indian or American.
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