NEW DELHI, India, Oct. 11, 2026 - SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk has called criticism of Starlink's planned entry into India hypocritical, saying the Indian government should welcome competition in satellite internet.^[1] He posted the remarks on X on 11 October, aiming them at supporters of Mukesh Ambani over delays to the service's launch.^[2] Public debate over Starlink's commercial launch in India has intensified in recent days.^[3] On 7 October, Musk said on X that unnamed Indian oligarchs were blocking the launch to protect their monopolies.^[4] He has accused Indian telecom companies of holding up Starlink's commercial licence despite regulatory approval.^[5] Impact Insight. Satellite internet services need licences country by country, so politics can delay service even when the satellites are already in orbit. There is no direct asteroid link: the story matters here as part of the growth of mega-constellations in low-Earth orbit, which adds to the traffic that tracking networks must follow.