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Satellite Network A 'Geopolitical Control Tool': Think Tank Seeks Starlink Curbs

October 13, 2026, 9:24 am
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Satellite Network A 'Geopolitical Control Tool': Think Tank Seeks Starlink Curbs

An Indian policy group has urged the government to impose stringent, "non-negotiable" conditions on foreign satellite operators, arguing that SpaceX's Starlink could give the United States strategic leverage over communications infrastructure and undermine India's technological sovereignty.

The Kutniti Foundation, in a report originally published in November 2024 and updated in October 2026, describes Starlink as "(very candidly) a technology of geopolitical control", contending that satellite broadband is no longer simply a commercial service but an increasingly important instrument of military power, intelligence gathering and geopolitical influence.

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