Opinion | Elon Musk Blunders in the Indian Market

Elon Musk doesn’t get India. His incomprehension of the country’s political and business norms undermines his efforts to bring his Starlink satellite internet network to the Indian market.

Earlier this month, the world’s wealthiest man fired salvos on the social-media platform X aimed at Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani and, by extension, Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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