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Kutniti Foundation Warns Of US Strategic Leverage Through Satellite Network
An Indian policy group, the Kutniti Foundation, has called for the government to impose strict conditions on foreign satellite operators, citing concerns that SpaceX’s Starlink could give the United States strategic leverage over India’s communications infrastructure. The think tank describes Starlink as a ‘geopolitical control tool’, arguing that satellite broadband is increasingly important for military power, intelligence gathering, and geopolitical influence. India aims to develop its own indigenous satellite constellation by 2029. The report was originally published in November 2024 and updated in October 2026, according to an unknown source.