The Adani group’s 10-year honeymoon is over

The compulsions of a coalition government and an invigorated opposition spell the end of political tailwinds for a conglomerate that’s tanked up on debt plus risk in the hope of breakneck growth.

5 June, 202413 min
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The Adani group’s 10-year honeymoon is over

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