India, July 6 -- The American people - who were startled by the rise of Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat candidate for the post of New York mayor - are now seeing an even bigger and spicier political potboiler. The world's richest person, Elon Musk, has just announced a new political outfit, the America Party.

Not too long ago, Musk was considered by most to be the staunchest ally of American President Donald Trump, who is a member of the Republican Party. Indeed, Musk was made the chief of the infamous department of government efficiency (DOGE) within days of Trump entering the Oval Office. The department had been created to pare down "inefficient" government expenditure, and Musk ruthlessly fired many government functionaries in the name o...