India’s finance ministry ‘pushed’ for LIC investments in Adani Group: WaPo report

The report said officials at the Department of Financial Services worked with LIC and Niti Aayog to develop the investment plan, later approved by the finance ministry.

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Gautam Adani.

Officials of India’s finance ministry fast-tracked a proposal in May this year to direct approximately $3.9 billion in investments from the Life Insurance Corporation of India, a state-owned insurance and investment company, to an Adani group firm despite being aware of the risks, The Washington Post has reported.

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