Pakistan, March 12 -- Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio has signed a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to distribute Starlink satellite internet in India. This unexpected partnership comes after months of disputes over spectrum allocation. Jio will stock Starlink equipment in thousands of retail stores, giving SpaceX direct access to the Indian market. The deal is still subject to government approval.

Ambani and Musk had earlier clashed over how India should assign airwaves for satellite internet. Reliance Jio wanted an auction, while Musk pushed for administrative allocation, a method India ultimately supported. Despite concerns that Starlink could disrupt India's telecom sector, Jio has now embraced a pragmatic strategy by partnering with its fo...