India, March 15 -- Ensuring that data used by Starlink is stored and accessed only within India, with full control over its usage resting with New Delhi, is the core minimum essential to mitigate these security concerns.

NEW DELHI: India's two biggest telecom operators and business rivals, Reliance Jio and Airtel have announced that they have reached an agreement to bring the Starlink-based internet to India. On its part, Starlink website has put India under "pending regulatory approval". Also in this list are Pakistan and Bangladesh. These developments have raised concerns that allowing it to operate in India-its largest potential market-without strict regulation and adequate oversight would bring serious security and strategic risks, w...