New Delhi, March 13 -- Congress MP and General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday expressed concern over the rapid announcement of partnerships between India's leading telecom giants, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, with Elon Musk's Starlink.

Speaking on the development, Ramesh alleged that the deals, announced within a 12-hour span, were orchestrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through Musk to "buy peace" with former U.S. President Donald Trump.

Ramesh highlighted that both Jio and Airtel had previously opposed Starlink's entry into India, citing its preference for spectrum allocation over the auction process, which has been the Government of India's policy since 2014.

"Both these companies had been opposing Starlink's entry on t...