New Delhi, April 17 -- At least four Indian space startups have received invitations from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) to meet SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk during his upcoming visit to India, according to three industry executives, seeking anonymity.

The meeting will allow India's private sector to showcase its indigenous space technologies before Musk. "There is little likelihood of the meeting leading to business partnerships, but it would enable the private space sector in India to meet one of the most impactful people in today's space industry," one of the three executives said.

The four space startups expected to attend the meeting in New Delhi on 22 April include Dhruva Space, Pixxe...