The US Department of Justice’s (DoJ) indictment of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is a strategic blunder with severe geopolitical consequences, leading American publication Forbes has said.

In an article titled ‘The US Harms The West’s Alliances With A Far-Flung Indictment In India,’ the author, Melik Kaylan, argued that the indictment, which alleges bribery and financial misrepresentation, “risks damaging India-US relations at a time when Washington is actively seeking stronger alliances to counter China’s rising influence”.