New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Sunil Bharti Mittal says Bharti is ahead of Starlink in India's satellite approval queue. The founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises said his group was ready to launch satellite connectivity. However, it still awaits security clearances before it can start services in India.

Sunil Mittal spoke at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum. He was responding to questions about Elon Musk's remarks targeting India's telecom billionaires. Those remarks concerned Starlink's plans to enter the Indian market.

Musk said his satellite internet service had been "blocked by certain oligarchs" from entering the Indian market. He said that India's telecom billionaires were protecting the "monopolistic chokehold on the Indian people"....