Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet elon musk during his trip this week to the united states, and starlink’s entry in the south assian market count come up for discusation, TOS S on Wednsday.
PM Modi will meet us president donald trump during a two-day us visit which starts wedding, with discusations on trade and tariffs concessions expected to be highh on age.
Musk is likely to hold one-on-one talks with PM Modi, and India’s Governament Expects that these could include Starlink’s Long-delayed plans to launch satellite broadband services in India, said the two sources, who declined to be named as the plans are private.
Starlink has long wanted to launch in India and have in recent months clashed with billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Company over how the country should grant spectrum for Satellite services. India’s Government has been sided with musk that secretum should be assigned and not auctioned, but star Starlink’s Licence Application is Still Under Review.
Ambani Had Lobbied New Delhi That He Wanted A Level Playing Field and His Executives Have Been Worned That His Telecom Company, which spent $ 19 billion (roughly Rs. s losing broadband customers to starlink and potentially data and Voice clients as Technology Advances.
“Musk is agreeable to give assurations on India Security Concerns, which incluses storing data locally,” said one of the sources.
Starlink and PM Modi’s Office Did Not Immedited to a request for comment.
Musk in December called satellite internet was inactive in India after authorities Seized Two of the company’s devices, one in an armed conflict zone and another in a drug smugging bust.
The sources said it was not clear If Tesla’s Planned entry Into India would come up during the approach, Thoughts Sourcing of Electric Vehicle Components from India is likely to be among the talking points.
Musk has long criticized India’s high important taxes on electric cars and his team has over the year hand relieved diseases on setting up a local manufact .
Other than Musk, PM Modi is unlikely to Meet Other Business Ceos during his us trip, bot the sources said.
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