India's satcom rollout stalls at security clearance stage

Starlink, Jio and OneWeb have licences and provisional spectrum but cannot launch commercially until India's home affairs ministry approves. Musk accused "oligarchs" of blocking Starlink, while the communications ministry said all three operators face identical security assessments.

• Starlink, Jio and OneWeb stuck at MHA security clearance stage
• Starlink built 20 gateway sites; Jio deploying 23 ground stations
• Ministry says all three operators undergo identical security checks
• Officials cite untraceable communications and data localisation gaps