New Delhi, March 13 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday alleged that Airtel and Jio teaming up with SpaceX to bring Starlink in India was an attempt by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to buy peace with US President Donald Trump through Elon Musk.

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, commonly known as SpaceX, is an American space technology company founded by Billionaire Elon Musk.

"I was most amused actually to see that within a space of 12 hours, both two of India's leading companies, Jio and Airtel, announcing a partnership with Starlink, a company owned by Elon Musk," Ramesh told news agency ANI.

Reliance-owned Jio Platforms (JPL) has partnered with Elon Musk's SpaceX to provide Starlink's high-speed internet services t...