Reliance Jio has partnered with SpaceX to offer Starlink to its customers in India just hours after Airtel's partnership.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh claims the recent partnerships of Jio and Airtel with Elon Musk’s Starlink are strategic moves by PM Modi aimed at appeasing Donald Trump. This raises questions about international relations and corporate strategies in the tech industry.

SpaceX is still awaiting permission from the government to officially launch Starlink's services in the country.

India's largest telecoms company Reliance Jio and its rival Bharti Airtel have signed separate deals with Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring the Starlink internet service to the country. The move has caught most analysts by surprise, as Musk has publicly clashed with both companies recently.

The Congress has alleged that PM Modi orchestrated Airtel and Jio's partnerships with Starlink to appease Trump.

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio announced a pact with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink satellite internet services in India, a surprise move that follows months of bickering over how Musk’s venture should be granted spectrum.

India’s telecom giants Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have announced partnerships to launch Elon Musk’s Starlink services in India in a bid to provide better connectivity to their customers. Until last year,

The development came a day after Bharti Airtel signed an agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink's satellite internet services to India.

In a surprise move earlier this week, Sunil Bharti Mittal-led Airtel announced a partnership Musk-led SpaceX to offer the Starlink service in India

While that means India is close to offering satellite communication services in and around the country, it could still take time to happen.