Why this Indian think tank is warning against Elon Musk’s Starlink

While traditional mobile service providers rely on telecom towers to deliver voice and internet, satellite communication, or ‘satcom,’ depends on a network of satellites to offer similar services. There is, however, a growing concern that control over these satellites is held outside India. “The Starlink satellite network marks a new type of internet provider, unrestricted by national borders. It provides direct access to every global citizen, bypassing any governance structures that might normally stand between users and the American entity,” the Kutniti report explained.