India, July 6 -- An Indian-origin businessman accused of posing as a CIA agent allegedly managed to get preliminary defence deals worth billions of dollars in Indonesia after developing ties with senior officials.

Gaurav Srivastava built a relationship with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto when he was the country's defence minister, according to a joint investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Indonesian publication Tempo.

The preliminary agreements included plans to procure fighter jets, helicopters, transport aircraft and military command systems.

Srivastava introduced himself to Indonesian officials and business figures as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent, as per Tempo. The rep...