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DOJ Charges Indian Billionaire in $265M Bribery Scandal

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Above: Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, at the company's headquarters in Ahmedabad, India, on May 25, 2024. Image copyright: Sumit Dayal/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Spin

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The allegations follow a pattern of targeted attacks on successful Indian businesses expanding globally. The timing and nature of these charges raise questions about the motivations behind the investigation, especially considering the previous controversial claims by short-sellers targeting the Adani Group.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 22.4% chance that Gautam Adani will be listed in the top 10 of the Forbes' annual 'World's Billionaires List' before 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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