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Aware of allegations, will "Navigate This Issue", White House on Adani incident
The press secretary said the White House was confident of tiding over the issue.
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A man walks past a corporate office of Adani Group in Gurugram, India, November 22, 2024. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh / Reuters
The White House is “aware of these allegations” against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani over his role in an alleged bribery scheme earlier this week and said the India-U.S. relations are on a “strong foundation” and can “navigate this issue”.
US prosecutors said billionaire businessman Gautam Advani and seven other defendants, including his nephew Sagar Adani, executives of Adani Green Energy Ltd, and Cyril Cabanes of Azure Power Global Ltd, agreed to pay about $265 million in bribes to Indian government officials to obtain contracts expected to yield $2 billion of profit over 20 years, and develop India's largest solar power plant project.
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked at a briefing on November 21: “U.S. prosecutors charged Indian billionaire Gautam Adani over his role in an alleged bribery scheme this week. Is the administration concerned that this will damage U.S.-India relations, especially given the recent case with a former Indian intelligence official being charged in an assassination plot aimed at a U.S. citizen?
Jean-Pierre replied: “So, obviously, we’re aware of these allegations, and I would have to refer you to the SEC and DOJ about the specifics of those — of those allegations against the Adani Group.”
Referring to the possible fallout of the indictment on bilateral relations, she said: “What I will say is: On the U.S. and India relationship, we believe that it’s extremely — stands on an extremely strong foundation anchored in — in ties between our people and cooperation across a full range of — of global issues.”
The press secretary said the White House was confident of tiding over the issue. “And so, what we believe and we’re confident about is that we’ll continue to navigate this issue, as we have with other — with other issues that may have come up, as you just stated…. But, again, we believe that we are — this has been that — this relationship between India and the U.S. has been built on a strong foundation.”
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