New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- India is reportedly considering a hardware-based security system to monitor internet traffic carried by foreign satellite operators, including Elon Musk-owned Starlink, amid concerns over national security and the country's dependence on overseas networks.

The proposed device would serve as a checkpoint through which satellite internet traffic in India would have to pass, giving authorities greater oversight of communications routed through foreign networks. The proposal is still being discussed by government departments, reported The Economic Times.

"All satellite traffic will have to pass through this hardware," an official told ET on condition of anonymity.

The device could be installed either at subscribers' p...