Elon Musk's association with U.S. President Donald Trump could be helping to open India's doors to his Starlink internet service provider and Tesla, analysts say. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
SAYAN CHAKRABORTY
BENGALURU -- Elon Musk is speeding up the India entries of satellite internet service Starlink and electric carmaker Tesla now that the Donald Trump ally and New Delhi are finding ways around trade hurdles that earlier dissuaded the American billionaire.
Analysts say Musk is likely to benefit from his growing clout in Washington as [India and the U.S. negotiate](https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Trump-administration/Trump-and-Modi-agree-to-make-U.S.-top-supplier-of-oil-replacing-Russia) a trade deal.