India, June 18 -- During Tesla CEO Elon Musk's tenure heading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for President of the United States (POTUS) Donald Trump, their relationship was characterised by some as a bromance. Indeed, when Musk left DOGE on May 30, President Trump gave him a gold key to the White House.

The Trump-Musk relationship, which at that time appeared to be rapturous, unravelled shortly thereafter. That occurred when Musk publicly opposed Trump's major legislative initiative - the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act - calling it a "disgusting abomination" in a post on X on June 3. After that, there was an exchange of insults between Musk and Trump on their respective social media platforms X and Truth Social. For...