Everything we know about US indictment of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani - Modi ally accused of bribing Indian officials to get lucrative renewable energy contracts

After US federal prosecutors charged Gautam Adani and several associates with fraud, media coverage in India has ranged from dryly factual to over-the-top in its defensiveness, revealing a divide over how to appraise bribery accusations against one of the nation’s richest businessmen.

As Indian billionaire Gautam Adani faces U.S. indictment, the implications for his longtime support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration are significant — all the while raising concerns about India's sovereignty and the costs of protecting influential business allies.