The first part of “Rafale Papers,” an investigative series by the French journal Mediapart, has revealed that in 2018, a French anti-corruption agency had found that Dassault had paid €1 million to an Indian middleman for the #RafaleDeal.
Our coverage of the #RafaleDeal:
Our coverage of the #RafaleDeal:
Modi snatched away a state-owned defence-manufacturing company’s chance at perhaps the biggest manufacturing deal in its history, to replace it with an order that favours a private corporation.
From September 2018, Sagar in: bit.ly/2NuoMdh
From September 2018, Sagar in: bit.ly/2NuoMdh
“The Indian government proposed this service group [Reliance], and Dassault negotiated with Ambani,” French president Hollande added. “We did not have a choice, we took the interlocutor who was given to us.”
From September 2018: bit.ly/2X8CEvd
From September 2018: bit.ly/2X8CEvd
The Modi govt took steps to be able to deny any formal knowledge of or responsibility for Reliance Group’s participation in the deal, and to remove hurdles to the private corporation’s entry into a deal of this nature.
From October 2018: bit.ly/34OexEP
From October 2018: bit.ly/34OexEP
Reliance Group’s exploration of business opportunities in the defence sector escalated exponentially after Modi’s announcement of the Rafale deal.
From November 2018, Sagar in: bit.ly/2qEgV2j
From November 2018, Sagar in: bit.ly/2qEgV2j
Communications between the defence and law ministries reveal that the government omitted the NSA Ajit Doval’s involvement in the Rafale Deal negotiations from its submissions to the Supreme Court.
From December 2018, Sagar in: bit.ly/2X1Wk43
From December 2018, Sagar in: bit.ly/2X1Wk43
Dissenting officers of the Indian negotiating team in the Rafale purchase raised concerns that the new price, at over €2.5 billion higher than the one first suggested, was unreasonably high.
From December 2018: bit.ly/2qExJWW
From December 2018: bit.ly/2qExJWW
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