Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk met during Modi's visit to the U.S., where he spoke with Trump about trade and tariff concerns.

Reuters reported that Modi was slated to meet Musk during his trip this week to the United States, and Starlink's entry in the South Asian market could come up for discussion in the meeting.

President Trump insists that he is across Musk's conflicts of interest while working at DOGE—despite not knowing if the richest man on the planet met with Modi in a CEO or political capacity.

Musk has consolidated control over large swaths of the government with President Trump‘s blessing since assuming leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency.

A State Department spokesperson told Forbes the department has “no current plans” to move forward with the potential contract, which was initiated under the Biden administration.

The US is preparing to buy $400m (£321m) of “armoured Teslas” even as Elon Musk seeks to cut government spending by billions of dollars.

Tuesday’s press conference in the Oval Office was already unusual, with Elon Musk standing behind President Donald Trump at the Resolute Desk to talk about the Department of Government Efficiency – illustrating the power the world’s richest man now holds.

During a news conference in the Oval Office, X was picking his nose, mimicking his father and telling the press to "shhh" as his father was speaking.