Colombo, October 19: Even as India's Minister of Telecom Jyotiraditya Scindia cleared the path for Starlink's entry into India to provide satellite-based internet, experts both at home and aboard warned about the security risk that a system linked to the US military could pose to India.

The battle between Elon Musk’s Starlink and Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio is about more than just satellite internet—it’s about India’s future, both commercially and in terms of sovereignty. The question is,

Reliance Jio had written to Union telecom minister arguing TRAI incorrectly concluded satellite spectrum should be allocated and not auctioned. Bharti Airtel backed this stance.