Illustration: Itziar Barrio Gautam Adani’s fortune is gaining on that of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. Creating a global empire to match may prove harder, though, beyond the political connections of home. Early one evening in April, Asia’s newly minted richest person strode onto the stage of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, in Mumbai. Stocky and mustachioed, Gautam Adani was there to deliver a speech at the India Economic Conclave , a gathering of the country’s financial elite. Historically media shy, Adani’s become more prominent in recent months, and not just because of the meteoric surge in his wealth . A rapid diversification spree has pushed his vast, largely fossil-fuel driven conglomerate into a raft of new sectors in and outside of India, and Adani is seeking to reinvent himself for the global stage. His public appearances now have renewed purpose: to persuade the world – especially […]