Gautam Adani: the billionaire vs the short seller | FT FIlm

In 2022, the Indian businessman was the third richest man in the world but a short report at the start of 2023 saw the value of his listed companies fall by over $100bn. The fallout has spread beyond the markets and into politics as the story of Adani has become inextricably linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of the new India

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00:00 - Gautam Adani: the man building Modi's new India
02:26 - Who is Gautam Adani?
04:26 - The deals that made Adani
08:45 - Adani the business
12:34 - The Hindenburg report
16:55 - The mechanics of the short
17:51 - The aftermath 

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