{
  "id": 13364320,
  "title": "‘India has lowest data prices’: Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu hits back at Elon Musk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/india-has-lowest-data-prices-zoho-ceo-sridhar-vembu-hits-back-at-elon",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-10T08:11:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/sridhar-vembu-elon-musk-starlink-india-data-prices-10915414/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu has defended India's low data prices against Elon Musk's criticism of Starlink's entry into the Indian market. Musk had claimed that \"certain oligarchs\" were preventing his satellite internet service from entering India. In response, Vembu highlighted the affordability of data plans, medicines, and digital payment infrastructure in India, attributing these low costs to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government's policies of encouraging competition and supporting startups. He also pointed out India's competitive drug prices and UPI payment system, as well as the surge in startups driven by Modi's government. Vembu concluded by comparing India's emerging space industry to China's electric vehicle sector, stating that Indian startups are making significant advances in low-cost rockets, which could challenge SpaceX.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}