--- title: "The Indian government got cold feet on Starlink just before SpaceX’s IPO" url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-indian-government-got-cold-feet-on-starlink-just-before-spacex-s-ipo-iwrfuydmz source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/10/the-indian-government-got-cold-feet-on-starlink-just-before-spacexs-ipo type: article source: "TechCrunch" published: 2026-06-10T16:47:29.981Z updated: 2026-06-10T16:47:54.887Z tags: ["spacex", "ipo"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Indian government got cold feet on Starlink just before SpaceX’s IPO **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary India has paused Starlink's rollout plans after SpaceX allowed the service to operate inside Iran without legal authorization, raising concerns about whether the Indian government could actually enforce its own controls over the network. This comes at a sensitive time as SpaceX prepares for an IPO, with financial disclosures already showing slowing Starlink subscriber growth. SpaceX disputes characterizations that discussions have stopped. The incident echoes past controversies over SpaceX's unilateral control of Starlink access, including cutting off Ukrainian forces in 2022 and stalled talks with Taiwan. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Iran takes on Starlink in high-stakes bid to silence dissent](https://daily.dev/posts/iran-takes-on-starlink-in-high-stakes-bid-to-silence-dissent-lfwpxsykw) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Starlink claims Chinese launch nearly hit broadband sat](https://daily.dev/posts/starlink-claims-chinese-launch-nearly-hit-broadband-sat-ophi7dpwx) · The Register · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#spacex](https://daily.dev/tags/spacex), [#ipo](https://daily.dev/tags/ipo) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-indian-government-got-cold-feet-on-starlink-just-before-spacex-s-ipo-iwrfuydmz)