Commenting on Gautam Adani from the Adani Group facing fraud charges in the United States, SMU Professor of Marketing Nirmalya Kumar said the latest charges could also throw a spanner in Mr Adani’s global expansion plans linked to the United States. He noted that Mr Adani has been already challenged in Kenya and Bangladesh over a planned takeover of an international airport and a controversial energy deal. Prof Nirmalya added, “This [bribery charges] stops international expansion plans linked to the US.”