Did not discuss Adani issue with Trump, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he did not discuss the bribery charges that the US government had levelled against infrastructure tycoon Gautam Adani, during his meeting with US President Donald Trump.

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At a press briefing at the White House, Modi was asked if he raised the indictment of Adani and his key associates in a New York court over his involvement in an alleged bribery scheme.

"First, India is a democratic country, and our culture and our thought philosophy is, 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'. We consider the whole world as one family. I believe every Indian is mine," he said.

He then went on to state that such "individual issues" are not discussed when two world leaders meet.

"Two prominent leaders of two countries never discuss such individual issues," he said.

Trump made no mention of the case during the presser.

Last year, the Department of Justice under the previous President Joe Biden charged Adani for allegedly being part of a scheme to pay over USD 250 million (about Rs 2,100 crore) bribe to Indian officials in exchange of favourable terms for solar power contracts.

This was concealed from the US banks and investors from whom the Adani group raised billions of dollars for the project, the prosecutors had alleged last year citing US FCPA law that allows pursuing foreign corruption allegations if they involve certain links to American investors or markets.

Adani group has denied the allegations as baseless.