Elon Musk reposted a tweet from XFreeze, which stated that the Starlink team has been working for nearly five years to bring high-speed internet to India, especially in rural and remote areas. Starlink has obtained telecom licenses and IN-SPACe approval, established over 20 gateway sites, and designed operational plans according to India's security requirements, including keeping Indian user data within India. However, due to pending final approvals and spectrum allocation, Starlink is currently unable to provide services to any commercial customers. The tweet emphasized that approximately 64% of India's population (about 941 million people) lives in rural areas, and with Starlink ready and ground infrastructure built, this multi-year delay is frustrating, especially in the context of the "Digital India" strategy aiming to bridge the connectivity gap.