“Elon Musk is a national security risk; he can’t be allowed to escape regulatory scrutiny via tantrums”, Firstpost, 11 Oct 2026.
“Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, should drop hard selling the ‘philanthropist’ act because no one is buying it. His recent string of posts on India regarding the space-based internet service, Starlink, are low on facts and high on rhetoric, raising doubts about his real intentions.
First, Musk makes a huge deal out of India’s 11,256 villages still lacking 4G mobile coverage. What he doesn’t tell you, of course, is that out of the total 6,44,131 villages across the country recorded by the Registrar General of India, 6,29,027 villages (97.65 per cent) had mobile connectivity, and 6,23,512 villages (96.80 per cent) were equipped with 4G coverage till May 2025.
Under the government’s 4G Saturation Scheme (a mega digital initiative by the Centre to provide 4G connectivity to all remaining uncovered villages), the numbers have expanded still. Now 6,34,019 villages (98.43 per cent) in India have mobile coverage, while dedicated 4G coverage has risen to 6,30,676 villages (97.91 per cent) leaving only a fraction uncovered — primarily in the most remote, inaccessible terrains.
What Musk — the benevolent trillionaire with a saviour complex — also doesn’t tell you is that India’s rapid expansion represents a stunning achievement when set against regional and global benchmarks……………”
Read the full article at Firstpost.
