Key disadvantages of allowing Starlink in India include:
National security risks: Foreign-controlled network limits India's ability to shut off service in sensitive border areas or ensure availability during crises. Past reports of terminals with militants or smugglers raise misuse concerns.
Data sovereignty issues: Laser links could route traffic outside Indian gateways, complicating monitoring and lawful interception.
High costs: Hardware and monthly fees likely far exceed affordable terrestrial options like Jio or Airtel, limiting rural access.
Market impact: Could disrupt local telecoms and foster over-reliance on a single US provider instead of domestic alternatives.
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.
Kudos to MP Shrikant Shinde for raising this in Parliament, coaching centres have grown into a ₹500 cr industry, set to touch ₹1 lakh cr by 2030, with fees as high as ₹3.5 lakh pushing families into loans.
Some chains are even eyeing IPOs.
When did a child's education become a stock market story?
Voices against this unchecked commercialization are finally growing louder and they deserve to be heard. 🙏
How can a Hindu temple, its lamp pillars, its mandapams, that existed centuries before the advent of Islam be on Islamic land?
First you erect a dargah on the holy Thiruparankundram Hill worshipped in its entirety as a Shivling, then you claim surrounding territories as Islamic.
Mitchell starc is neither finished nor in his prime! He's just old so don't be surprised if he concedes 24 runs in over or defends 9 runs in last over or takes 5/35! Just enjoy while he's here instead of hating him when he doesn't perform
2023 ODI World Cup: 10/11
2024 T20 World Cup: 9/9 🏆
2025 Champions Trophy: 5/5 🏆
24/25 wins by India in the last 3 ICC Tournaments under Rohit, with 2 titles & a runners-up.
What a legacy defining run! 🫡
Just got sent an article where a leading UK journo has said that Shastri & I got it wrong last night when discussing England not training.
Reason - injuries and quick turnaround between games…! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Do me a f*****g favour! Stop writing about cricket if you’re going to write such rubbish.
Injuries are part of sport and this schedule is like every bilateral series almost ever played.
Injuries are NOT stopping batters from batting against net bowlers and learning the art of playing spin. And that’s where they should have been to IMPROVE! Trust me on this one as it saved my career against spin!
It seems the journos are in cahoots with what we’re trying to be brainwashed into believing!
You won’t fool the fan with such!
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠.
The Reddy family has been a bundle of emotions today. Witness the magical moment as they embrace Nitish after he wowed the world with his extraordinary maiden Test century at the MCG.
A day etched in memories forever.
#AUSvIND
Shocker from Tamil Nadu. 1998 Coimbatore blast mastermind who murdered 58 Indians and injured 231 others, given a send off fit for a hero. SA Basha, key member of Al-Umma radical outfit died serving time in jail from illness. State security merely watches this open eulogy by thousands to an Islamist terrorist. Why was Basha's Janaza allowed? What kind of precedent is being set? What kind of mindset would put this "Afzal Guru" on a pedestal?
Not one "ecosystem" self-styled defender of Constitutionalism is shedding a tear as secularism is being mocked.