Why does the RSS’s economic wing want Starlink blocked?

Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), the economic wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), urged the government on October 13 to block Elon Musk’s Starlink from launching satellite internet services in India, saying its technology could prevent authorities from restricting internet services during emergencies and ensuring that Indian traffic stays on domestic infrastructure, Reuters reported. Starlink’s licence already requires it to meet both conditions, but India cannot independently verify part