Rafale deal controversy - Knowledge (XXG)

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has "studied the material carefully" and is satisfied with the decision-making process, and that it found no evidence of wrongdoing. It expressed its satisfaction on the pricing aspect, after investigating the details, which were provided to it by the government. It said that it had reluctantly asked the government to provide the details pertaining to the pricing in a sealed envelope, after initial reservation, coupled with the government's invocation of a confidentiality clause under the intergovernmental agreement. "We have examined closely the price details and comparison of the prices of the basic aircraft along with escalation costs as under the original RFP (UPA regime’s) as well as under the inter-governmental agreement. We have also gone through the explanatory note on the costing, item wise," the court said while ruling that it would not contest the government's claim that "there is a commercial advantage in the purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft". It further added that it found no fault with the government's assertion that it got better terms. "It is certainly not the job of this court to carry out a comparison of the pricing details in matters like the present. We say no more as the material has to be kept in a confidential domain," the court said.

400: 961:, issued a press statement expressing 'shock' and 'disappointment' over the court's decision to dismiss their petitions and said that the verdict "neither addressed the documented facts nor dealt with their main prayer seeking an investigation into the deal to purchase the French fighter jets," adding that "some of the facts mentioned in the court judgment are not only not on record but are patently incorrect". While claiming that "no portion of the CAG report has been placed before Parliament or placed in the public domain," the trio accused the court of taking a "conservative view of judicial review in cases of defence deal corruption involving high functionaries." The trio claimed that the verdict had used as facts, the statements by the government through affidavits and the sealed covers handed only to the court and not with the petitioners, and that these factually incorrect statements were based on the statements made by the government to the court in sealed covers and the factual inaccuracies show how dangers associated in verdict based on unverified statements. They demanded a "full public disclosure of all the facts" along with "a comprehensive and independent investigation into the deal". 141: 689: 249: 529:, citing Dassault's annual report, alleged that Egypt and Qatar had paid ₹1,319 crore per aircraft in comparison to ₹1,670 crore paid by India, which represented an increase of ₹351 crore per aircraft. They alleged that acquiring 36 aircraft instead of 126 adversely affected national security. Dassault's CEO, Éric Trappier responded by saying that the numbers were not comparable as India's total included costs for Mirage 2000 support and the deliverables for each country was different. He said that India's deal included after-sales support which was absent from other countries' deals. On 12 March 2018, Subhash Bhamre informed the Rajya Sabha that the cost of each Rafale was approximately ₹670 crore, although this cost did not include the costs of "associated equipment, weapons, India specific enhancements, maintenance support and services". 1000:

misinterpretation of a couple of sentences in a note handed over to this Hon'ble Court in a sealed cover." The government filed an eight-page application for corrections in the verdict by the Supreme Court stating "observations in the judgment have also resulted in a controversy in the public domain." By proposing these correction, the government tried to rectify that the CAG report had not yet submitted its report and the PAC has not examined it. The ministry claimed that the note simply mentioned the procedures followed on CAG reports and the note was not specific to the Rafale deal CAG report. The verdict had mentioned four steps related to the CAG report out of which 3 were incorrect. The court has not responded to the governments application as it is closed for winter.

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executing their offset obligations and that French companies had utilized the freedom to sign agreements with multiple Indian companies. Dassault also released a statement saying that the decision to partner with Reliance was entirely its own and that it had already partnered with other multiple Indian firms too. Indian Ministry of Defence too released a statement saying that neither the Indian nor the French government had any involvement in Dassault's decision to partner with Reliance. Hollande later reiterated that the French government did not choose Reliance. His spokesperson said that Hollande was referring to the new deal for 36 aircraft when he said that the Indian government made the proposal. When asked by

442:, Rahul Gandhi raised the issue of Rafale deal to attack Narendra Modi. He repeated the allegations of price escalation and favouritism towards Reliance Defence Limited. Former defence minister Manohar Parrikar justified the costs, saying that the cost of the aircraft is often eclipsed by the cost of equipment required to make it combat-ready. He said that the new agreement includes development costs for integration of a helmet-mounted display and a serviceability agreement. He blamed his predecessor in the previous United Progressive Alliance government, A. K. Antony for delaying the acquisition by creating uncertainty over the lowest bidder. 711:, a past member of cost negotiation committee for the older deal, said that it fell through due to irreconcilable differences between HAL and Dassault on transfer of technology and ownership of manufacturing. Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa said that there were several precedents for acquiring two squadrons of aircraft through an inter-governmental agreement when the air force is short of aircraft. Nambiar added that the difference will be made up through a separate process for acquiring 114 aircraft. Shourie, Sinha and Bhushan said that the government was forcing the officers to lie about the deal. 975:, who had previously demanded a JPC probe, took a stance contrary to that of the Congress after the court's verdict, saying that the decision on the issue has been given by the Supreme court, which "is supreme in the eyes of people", and hence doubts, if any, should be raised in that court. Upon being asked about the change in his party's stance, Yadav said that his party had demanded a JPC probe before the Supreme court's verdict. "I had said JPC should be set up as there can be many things in it. But now the verdict has come and the Supreme Court has deliberated on all angles," he said. 506:, also quoting unnamed government officials, reported that the cost of ₹525 crore or €79 million quoted by Congress leaders was from Dassault's 2007 bid for MMRCA, which included an annual price inflation of 3.9% that would have taken the costs to €100.85 million in 2015. The report detailed the costs in the new agreement as €91.7 million for each aircraft, €1.8 billion for spare parts, €1.7 billion for weather and terrain customizations, €710 million for weapons and €353 million for performance-based logistics along with index-based inflation with a cap of 3.5%. 641:

price comparison by Congress was misleading as price of basic aircraft cannot be compared price of "fully loaded" weaponised aircraft. He said the basic aircraft was 9% cheaper and the overall agreement was 20% cheaper in the IGA after taking currency variations and cost escalation into account. He said that Indian government had no involvement in selection of private companies as offset partners and it was up to the vendor to make that choice. He said the agreement was signed after obtaining necessary approvals following negotiations that lasted over a year.

175:(HAL) with a transfer of technology from Dassault. Rafale was chosen as the lowest bidder based on life-cycle cost, which is a combination of cost of acquisition, operating cost over a duration of 40 years and cost of transfer of technology. The negotiations with Dassault dragged on due to disagreements on warranty for aircraft produced by HAL. India wanted Dassault to ensure the quality of aircraft produced by HAL, but Dassault refused to do so. In January 2014, it was reported that the cost of the deal had escalated to $ 30 billion ( 269:, citing defence sources, the agreement provided for many components superior to those in the original deal, in particular the weapons package. It was reported that India would acquire 28 single-seat aircraft at a cost of €91.1 million (₹681.7 crore) each and 8 dual-seat aircraft at a cost of €94 million (₹703.4 crore) each. The deal also included tailor-made enhancements for the Indian Air Force at a cost of €1.8 billion (₹13,470 crore), a weapons package costing €710 million (₹5,313 crore) and a 580:

formula in the bid took the cost to €100.85 million after it was opened. He added that if this cost is compared to the €91.75 million negotiated in the IGA, the latter would be nine percent cheaper. He said that disclosure of other elements of the cost such as India-specific enhancements would not be in national interest and cited multiple examples when ministers in the previous UPA government had refused to disclose details on similar grounds.

69: 500:, quoting unnamed Ministry of Defence officials, reported that the price that was being negotiated under the UPA government amounted to €99 million for the aircraft without weapons and other addons while the cost of the same under the new agreement was €91 million. They added that the new agreement included additional deliverables such as Meteor air-to-air missile that was absent in the MMRCA tender and 13 India-specific enhancements. 486:, former chief of air staff Arup Raha said that the MMRCA deal collapsed due to disagreements between HAL and Dassault regarding costs and quality control. He said that there are additional deliverables in the new agreement, such as weapons, maintenance and training infrastructure and performance-based logistics. He added that he had a discussion with Manohar Parrikar before the decision to buy 36 flyaway aircraft was taken. 558:

of price escalation and claimed an industrialist has obtained a benefit of ₹45,000 crore. He also repeated the questions raised by Azad and Singh regarding comparison of Rafale acquisition cost between Egypt, Qatar and India. Sitharaman refuted the allegations and said that the confidentiality agreement was signed by UPA minister A. K. Antony on 25 January 2008 and displayed his signature on the agreement. The French

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Supreme Court of India rendered today dismissing all petitions filed on the Rafale Contract signed on 23rd September 2016 in the frame of an Inter-Governmental Agreement between India and France," the statement read. It also reiterated its commitment to ensure "successful production in India through Dassault Reliance Joint Venture in Nagpur as well as through a full-fledged supply chain network".

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choose the IOP (Indian offset partners) does not rest with (it)," the court said. The court said "we find no reason for any intervention by this court on the sensitive issue of purchase of 36 defence aircrafts [sic] by the Indian government," adding that the "perception of individuals cannot be the basis of a fishing and roving enquiry by this court, especially in such matters."

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defence minister is also false. Officers of Indian Air Force are also liars. The French government is also false. Now they have started to call the highest court of the country a liar too". The BJP, on the same day, announced that it would hold press conferences to "expose" the Congress for what it said was plotting conspiracy against the Modi government on the issue of Rafale deal.

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the joint venture between two private companies. Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa also denied the allegations and added that technology would be transferred to DRDO. French government officials also rejected the allegations, saying that the offset contracts would be handed by four companies including Dassault and 500 companies would benefit in total.

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maintenance and weapons package including provisions for training, a better performance-based logistics package and two aircraft maintenance and overhaul facilities that were not present in earlier proposal. He said that most of the confusion over cost was due to comparison of prices from different base years and comparison of different deliverables.

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went on to say that Dassault Aviation had not selected its offset partners yet and it was free to do so. On the Eurofighter question, the statement said that the previous government too had rejected an unsolicited bid from Eurofighter that was made a few days after the lowest bidder was announced in 2012. Finance minister and former defence minister

239:(MoU) for acquisition of 36 aircraft without finalising the financial terms of the acquisition. In May 2016, the two sides arrived at a figure of €7.87 billion (₹58,891 crore) for the agreement, compared to €11.8 billion quoted in April 2015 and €8.6 billion quoted in January 2016. Unnanmed government officials quoted by 926:(JPC) to probe the deal, saying that the supreme court was "not the forum to decide the issue of such a sensitive defence contract." The Indian government promptly rejected the demand. Congress questioned the court's justification of selection of Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as offsets partner in the deal. Congress president 248: 735:

said that Raju's statement was incorrect as HAL had written to the government in October 2012 and July 2014 regarding disagreements between HAL and Dassault on work and responsibility sharing. They added that HAL and Dassault also could not agree on the number of man hours required to manufacture the

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The motion of no confidence was taken up on 20 July 2018. During the debate, Rahul Gandhi claimed that Sitharaman had refused to provide cost details of the Rafale acquisition citing a confidentiality agreement, but Macron had told him that such an agreement did not exist. He repeated the allegations

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crore per aircraft. They added that the aircraft were ordered in the same configuration as before and that other government officials were unaware of the plans to acquire 36 aircraft instead of 126. They said that the Reliance subsidiary that got an offset contract was inexperienced and incorporated

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jet by 20% and questioned why it was not considered. In response, the Ministry of Defence released a statement saying that the parliament had been informed with approximate cost of aircraft and revealing item-wise costs would compromise national security and violate the 2008 agreement. The statement

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In February 2018, in response to demands for details of the agreement to be made public, Nirmala Sitharaman said that the details were classified under a security agreement signed by Indian and French governments in 2008. She said that no state-owned or privately owned companies were included in the

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Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman denied the allegations and said that transfer of technology to HAL would not be economically feasible in a smaller contract for 36 aircraft, which was an emergency purchase to make up for a decade-long delay. She said that no government approvals were required for

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while writing the judgement for the three-member bench, ruled that, "Adequate military strength and capability to discourage and withstand external aggression and to protect the sovereignty and integrity of India, undoubtedly, is a matter of utmost concern for the nation. The empowerment of defence

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On 14 December 2018, the court dismissed all the petitions seeking a probe into the alleged irregularities in the deal, and gave a clean chit to the Union government on all the three aspects, viz., the decision making, pricing and selection of Indian offset partner. In its ruling, the court said it

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had approached and secured funding from Reliance and she was merely presented with Reliance as a partner after the fact. The French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs contradicted Hollande by releasing a statement saying that the French companies had "full freedom" to choose Indian partners for

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Nirmala Sitharaman said that the older deal broke down as the cost for aircraft produced locally would have increased significantly, far more than the cost of aircraft produced in France. She added that Dassault refused to warranty the jets and HAL couldn't take over the warranty. She said that the

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Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence Limited denied the allegations by Surjewala and released a statement that he was present as a member of Indo-French CEO Forum. The statement added that no government approvals were required for foreign investments of up to 49%. Reliance also threatened to sue Congress

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defended the government's stand by providing examples of two instances where ministers under the previous UPA government had claimed that details of arms expenditure was classified and said that there were 15 such instances in total. Rahul Gandhi responded by presenting examples of three instances

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In an interview, former chief of air staff Arup Raha said that Defence Procurement Procedure allows for government-to-government procurement and there was no procedural bypass in signing of the IGA. He added that the agreement for 36 aircraft was cheaper than the previous proposal and had a better

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disagreed, saying that the Su-30MKI and Rafale had different capabilities, they were not interchangeable. In February 2015, it was reported that the Rafale purchase was headed for cancellation as it had been misjudged to be the lowest bidder due to deficiencies in Dassault's bid. On 25 March 2015,

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The ruling party BJP, on the other hand, welcomed the verdict, while saying that the falsehood on the issue was exposed. Dassault Aviation, on the same day of the verdict, issued a statement to the press welcoming the Indian Supreme Court's verdict. "Dassault Aviation welcomes the decision of the

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that led to Dassault's decision to partner with an inexperienced Reliance Defence in October 2016. He added that Reliance Aerostructure was incorporated 14 days after the announcement and received its manufacturing license on 22 February 2016. He questioned Ministry of Defence's statement that no

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In December 2017, Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Rajya Sabha that the IGA had better aircraft pricing along with an improved maintenance package and a faster delivery schedule, although she admitted that a direct comparison of prices was not possible due to differences in deliverables. She added

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On the aspect of offset partner, the court rejected allegations of commercial favouritism, citing the lack of any substantive material. "We do not find any substantial material on record to show that this is a case of commercial favouritism to any party by the Indian government, as the option to

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also spoke in support of the deal, saying that the people alleging price escalation were not aware of the details that officers of Indian Air Force had access to, as a result of their involvement in price negotiations. He said that the price in the IGA was lower than what was offered in 2008 and

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In response to continued attacks from Congress, Arun Jaitley said that Congress had quoted several different prices from 520 to 700 crores. He questioned if Congress was aware of the escalation formula in Dassault's 2007 bid that would have substantially increased the price by 2015. He said that

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Rajesh Dhingra, the CEO of Reliance Defence, said that Reliance had not received any Rafale-related contract from Ministry of Defence. He said that Dassault did not have to inform the ministry about its offset partners till September 2019 and share of offsets can only be calculated after all the

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criticised Rahul Gandhi for dragging Macron into the controversy and said that the NDA government had purchased Rafale at a cost that was nine percent cheaper than the one being negotiated by UPA government. He said that Dassault's bid was €79.3 million for each Rafale in 2007, but an escalation

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denied the allegations of procedural wrongdoing and said that approval from Cabinet Committee on Security had been obtained before signing of IGA. She said that the prices could not be compared as the tender for 126 aircraft and the agreement for 36 aircraft had different requirements. Air Chief

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said that details of the deal has to be kept secret to protect the commercial interests of companies involved in the agreement and he would not have any objections if the Indian government decided to reveal some details of the agreement while keeping commercial sensitivities in mind. A few days

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and Dassault Aviation issued a joint statement announcing the creation of a 51:49 joint venture named Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited (DRAL) to focus on aero structures, electronics and engine components as well as to foster research and development projects under the "Indigenously Designed

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On 16 December 2018, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a "sharp attack" on Congress for its refusal to accept the Supreme Court's decision to reject the petitioners' demands of probes, and accused it of lying, saying: "The country's defence ministry is also a liar. The country's

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against the government. In April 2018, Rahul Gandhi alleged that ₹45,000 crore was stolen and given to "an industrialist friend", referring to Anil Ambani. In May 2018, Rahul Gandhi alleged that UPA had finalised a deal to buy Rafales at ₹700 crore, but Modi cancelled the transfer of

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reported that the acquisition of 126 aircraft was dropped as Dassault would not be the lowest bidder if HAL were to manufacture Rafale under license, due to additional labour costs. The report added that Dassault's refusal to provide warranty for all aircraft also contributed to the decision.

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crore of offsets as Dassault's share was only 25% of the total. On Reliance's inexperience, he said that the joint venture—Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited—had 90 years of experience through Dassault. He said that Reliance made its entry into defence in late 2014 and incorporated multiple

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backed Rahul Gandhi, saying that he was present when Gandhi asked Macron if the French had any objections to price disclosure, for which Macron answered in the negative. He asserted that only classified information was protected from disclosure but the price was considered to be commercial

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On 15 December 2018, the Union Defence Ministry in a press conference suggested that the Supreme court misunderstood the government's statements on the deal and requested corrections. The ministry during the press conference had pointed to the mixing of the tenses, "perhaps on account of

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delivered the final legal judgement on the controversy on 14 November 2019 and dismissed all the petitions seeking a review of its December 2018 judgement. In June 2021 a French judge has been appointed to lead a judicial investigation into alleged corruption and favoritism in the deal.

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said that the Congress would wait until the required documentation is in hand before approaching a court. On 10 October The Supreme Court asked the Central government to provide details of the decision-making process in the Rafale deal with France in a sealed cover by 29 October.

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said that the procedure of calculation of life-cycle cost was being re-examined and the contract could not be signed in the fiscal year 2013-14 due to budgetary constraints. In March 2014, HAL and Dassault signed a work share agreement to manage licensed manufacture. After the

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in France during Modi's announcement to acquire 36 fully built aircraft. He also alleged that the necessary government approvals were not obtained before the formation of joint venture between Dassault Aviation and Reliance Defence Limited. Congress vice-president

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On 16 December, the Congress asked the Supreme Court, not to entertain the Governments application of rectification of judgement. Congress also urged the court to recall the Rafale judgment as being "self-contradictory" and to issue notices to the government for

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days before IGA was signed. Arun Jaitley denied the allegations. They alleged that Modi had negatively affected India's national security by reducing the aircraft to be acquired from 126 to 36 and had not consulted air force and defence ministry before doing so.

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also denied the allegations and said that the agreement for 36 aircraft was signed with better terms than the one that was being negotiated under MMRCA tender. French government officials also rejected the allegations of violation of procurement procedures.

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on their inability to release all the details. Rahul Gandhi refused to budge and said that he stood by the claim. Narendra Modi dismissed the allegations of wrongdoing, pointing to statements by Indian and French governments. Congress spokesperson

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accused Indian prime minister Narendra Modi of dropping the requirement of licensed manufacture by the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to ensure that the privately owned Reliance Defence Limited obtained an offset contract from Dassault.

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newspaper published a review of the new 500-page book titled, "The Rafale Deal Flying Lies? The Role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India’s Biggest Defence Scandal." The book is written by independent journalists Ravi Nair and

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if the Indian government had pressured Dassault to partner with Reliance, he said that he was unaware and redirected the question to Dassault. Reliance Entertainment said that it had no relationship with Julie Gayet or her company

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dismissed all the petitions seeking review of its verdict delivered on 14 December 2018 on the controversy and upheld the previous judgment stating that no irregularities or corruption have been found in the deal.

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Developed and Manufactured" (IDDM) initiative. Dassault intended to invest in excess of €100 million in the joint venture as part of its offset obligations. The joint venture was to manufacture components for

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later, India and France signed a new agreement that governs the exchange of classified information between the two countries to replace a similar agreement signed in 2008 that was about to expire in 2018.

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that the Indian government had proposed the name of Reliance and that they had no choice in the matter. He added that due to this, there was no reason for Reliance to do him any favours. He said that

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In September 2016, India and France signed an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) for the acquisition of 36 aircraft following clearance from the Indian Cabinet Committee on Security. According to

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released a statement contradicting Gandhi's claim, saying that the confidentiality agreement signed in 2008 applied to the IGA signed in 2016. The statement also quoted Macron's interview with

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crore for each basic aircraft represented a 9% decrease in price. He wrote that the additional items required to make the aircraft operational in the earlier deal would take the total to

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alleged that the older deal could not move forward due to a lack of offsets for Sanjay Bhandari's Offset India Solutions, who he said was an associate of Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law

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said that the decrease in price was due to a change in escalation formula from a fixed 3.9% to a floating rate linked to European inflation indices along with a cap of 3.5%.

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Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that the incorporation of Reliance Defence 12 days before Modi's announcement to acquire Rafales in April 2015 was evidence of

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Notwithstanding the Supreme Court's verdict, the main opposition party, Congress, repeated its allegations of corruption against the government and continued to demand a

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offset partner had been selected in light of Dassault and Reliance's partnership. He also highlighted Reliance's presentation to investors that Rafale offsets was worth

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announced that India would acquire 36 fully built Rafales citing "critical operational necessity". In July 2015, defence minister Manohar Parrikar informed the

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and the investment was limited to 15% of the film's budget. The company's statement said that the investment was made six months after Hollande stepped down.

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competition to supply the Indian Air Force with 126 aircraft, along with an option for 63 additional aircraft. The first 18 aircraft were to be supplied by

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that negotiations under MMRCA tender had reached a deadlock and the 36 aircraft were being procured to meet a critical necessity of the Indian Air Force.

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informed the Lok Sabha that the cost of each Rafale aircraft acquired under the IGA was approximately ₹670 crore. In November 2017, Congress leader

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Modi and Hollande during an interaction with Indo-French CEO Forum on 10 April 2015. Anil Ambani can be seen in the second row, wearing headphones.

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crore quoted by Congress represented the cost of basic aircraft and did not include the cost of associated items required to make it operational.

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alleged that procurement procedures were bypassed in acquisition of Rafale and questioned if there was an escalation of per-aircraft cost from

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technology contract with HAL and gave it to "his friend's company", referring to Reliance Defence Limited. In June 2018, it was reported that

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reported that Dassault picked Reliance as it had land close to a runway and because Anil Ambani took over defence business from his brother

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that the tender for 126 aircraft had been withdrawn and negotiations for 36 aircraft had begun. In January 2016, India and France signed a

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dating back to 2012 and the negotiations later switched over to Anil's Reliance Defence during Aero India in February 2015. Air Marshal

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In November 2017, Congress leader Randeep Surjewala alleged that HAL was bypassed in the Rafale contract and questioned the presence of

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crore were to be awarded to 70 over companies including a few state-owned firms, which meant Reliance couldn't profit to the tune of

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again demanded a JPC probe at a press conference and alleged that the government misled the court on the issue, stating that the

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joined the Congress in its demand for an investigation by a joint parliamentary committee. Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson

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companies in the months that followed. He dismissed connections of incorporation dates to Modi's announcement as contrived.

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and the Congress stated that "no portion of the CAG report has been placed before Parliament or was in the public domain".

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1,86,000 crore), with each aircraft costing $ 120 million (₹746 crore). In February 2014, defence minister

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asked for details of the agreement to be made public and questioned if there was an escalation of per-aircraft cost from

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The agreement included a 50% "offset clause", which required the companies involved in the agreement—primarily Dassault,

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French companies involved in the contract make their disclosures to the ministry. He said that Reliance cannot get

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alleged that there was corruption involved in the Rafale deal and repeated the allegations of price escalation.

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IGA. Rahul Gandhi alleged that the secrecy over pricing was evidence of a scam. Randeep Surjewala alleged that

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series of jets such as the nose, cockpit and doors at the DRAL facility in Nagpur starting from January 2018.

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agreement at a cost of €353 million (₹2,641 crore). The weaponry procured included missiles such as

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said that the controversy was a result of ignorance about offset and defence procurement policy. Air Marshal

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twice on 19 September and 4 October 2018 and requested him to conduct a forensic audit on the Rafale deal.

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in a joint press conference on 10 April 2015 where Modi announced the intention to acquire 36 Rafales

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on 24 September 2018 requested him to initiate an investigation into the Rafale deal. They also met

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forces with adequate technology and material support is, therefore, a matter of vital importance."

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The day after the signing of IGA between France and India, Indian National Congress spokesperson

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As disagreements over cost and warranty for aircraft produced by HAL continued, defence minister

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seeking cancellation of the inter-governmental agreement alleging corruption. Congress leader

799: 703: 699: 366: 164: 99: 81: 2701:"Rafale contract allegations are unfounded, says Reliance Defence president Rajesh K Dhingra" 3469: 3467: 1659: 958: 624: 584: 522: 456: 278: 256: 221: 208: 111: 91: 2373:"Rafale deal clean, people misinterpreted numbers to say India paid too much: Dassault CEO" 1201:"French jet Rafale bags $ 20bn IAF fighter order; India 'briefs' losing European countries" 813:

Reliance sued NDTV regarding its reporting on the matter which was noted by New York-based

68: 3165:"Reliance Group sues India's NDTV for US$ 1 billion over its reporting on Rafale jet deal" 2719:"Arun Shourie, Yashwant Sinha allege Rafale scam; not a grain of truth, says Arun Jaitley" 968: 754: 720: 514: 474: 212: 156: 121:

upheld the Rafale deal, stating that no irregularities or corruption have been found. The

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The Government's correction application may have a review petition from the petitioners.

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demanded a CAG audit of the Rafale deal and alleged that there was a cost escalation of

2664:"130,00 cr stolen from people and given to friend in debt: Rahul Gandhi on Rafale deal" 2556:"PM Narendra Modi's point-by-point rebuttal to Rahul Gandhi's allegations in Lok Sabha" 1061: 1041: 972: 950: 778: 758: 750: 743: 620: 362: 325: 274: 4048:"Congress urges SC to recall Rafale judgement, issue contempt of court notice to govt" 3815:"Rafale deal: BJP to hold 70 press conferences, says Congress conspiring against Modi" 2884:"Rafale deal: IAF chief BS Dhanoa justifies govt's decision to procure 36 Rafale jets" 1973:"In poll-bound Gujarat, Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi over Rafale deal, Jay Shah issue" 4129: 791: 774: 596:

crore. Rahul Gandhi tweeted that Reliance had obtained both contracts for a total of

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when Rafale negotiations were ongoing. When asked to comment on this, Hollande told

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where ministers under the UPA government had provided pricing of defence deals. The

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crore along with a price escalation formula that would have increased the price to

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Bedi, Rahul (28 September 2016). "Details emerge on cost of India's Rafale deal".

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joined the Congress in its demands for details of the purchase to be made public.

3210:"François Hollande, his partner's film, and the French fighter jet sale to India" 3147:"People 'misinformed' about offset aspect of Rafale deal: Air Force deputy chief" 2920:"Poor health of HAL led to collapse of Rafale deal under UPA: Nirmala Sitharaman" 2811:"NDA government's Rafale deal better, says Arun Jaitley; Rahul Gandhi hits back" 2592:"Dragging French President's name in internal politics 'unfortunate': RS Prasad" 2137:(Press release). Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Defence. 7 February 2018. 894: 838: 642: 490: 408: 361:

crore. A couple of months later in November 2016, minister of state for defence

232: 3262:(Press release). Paris: La France en Inde / France in India. 21 September 2018. 3228:"Anil Ambani was Dassault Aviation's choice: French firm on Rafale controversy" 2848:"Rafales will revolutionise air power, critics of deal ill-informed: IAF brass" 1243:"HAL's poor track record overshadows IAF plans to buy 126 Dassault Rafale jets" 3531:"Big win for Modi government! SC gives clean chit to Rs 58,000-cr Rafale deal" 2774:"Rafale deal: Internal notes flag loss of L1 status if plane was made locally" 1108: 1066: 794:. The report added that Dassault had a pre-existing partnership with Mukesh's 707:

there was no favouritism in the distribution of offset contracts. Air Marshal

3033:"Congress Meets CAG Second Time in a Month, Presses for Audit of Rafale Deal" 2538:"Statement by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs" 1655:"Anil Ambani's Reliance Group forms JV with Dassault for Rafale jets offsets" 1347: 1146: 851:

negotiated the funding for the film and Gayet said that Adam's talent agency

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Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa (right) standing in front of a Rafale

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crore and as a result the IGA price was 20% lower. He said the offsets worth

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as it provided false information to the top court." The Chairman of the PAC

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said that although the deal was taking time, it was "95 percent completed".

216: 3558:"No Proof Of Wrongdoing, Says Top Court On Rafale, Huge Win For Government" 3440: 3438: 3436: 3434: 3432: 3430: 3428: 3426: 2957:"Sitharaman 'caught lying' on Rafale deal again, must resign: Rahul Gandhi" 1280:"Fighter jet deal put off to next fiscal due to budget constraints: Antony" 24: 4026:"Supreme Court should recall 'self-contradictory' Rafale ruling: Congress" 2063:"Rafale Deal Details Can't Be Disclosed, "Classified": Nirmala Sitharaman" 1937:"France Rejects Congress Rafale Charge, Reliance Defence Threatens to Sue" 1859:"Rafale deal neither overpriced nor controversial: Air Force Chief Dhanoa" 773:

president Sharad Pawar said that all price details should be disclosed as

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crore wasn't plausible. He said that Dassault's bid had been accepted at

3628:"Congress demands JPC probe into Rafale deal, govt in no mood to oblige" 3274:"No Say In Rafale Decision: Centre On France's "Favouring A Firm" Claim" 3259: 3129:"Why We Chose Anil Ambani's Firm Despite Massive Debt: Dassault Sources" 2830:"Cut out the nonsense, there is no Uncle Quattrocchi in the Rafale deal" 2682:"Opposition dubs Rafale deal a scam, Congress demands setting up of JPC" 2610:"Congress collectively lying to defend Rahul Gandhi on Rafale deal: BJP" 2297:"I want France to be India's new entry point to Europe: Emmanuel Macron" 1766:"Each Rafale aircraft costs approximately Rs 670 crore, says government" 227:

During an official visit to France in April 2015, Indian prime minister

4004:"Recall Rafale Judgement, Try Modi Govt For Perjury: Congress Urges SC" 3837:"Any doubts on Rafale deal should be raised in SC, says Akhilesh Yadav" 3659:"Govt misled SC on Rafale deal, where is CAG report, asks Rahul Gandhi" 3208:

Laske, Karl; Rouget, Antton (21 September 2018). Tearse, Graham (ed.).

2149:"Jaitley accuses Congress of 'manufacturing' Rafale scam to attack NDA" 1005: 4106: 3387:"Tell us how you decided on Rafale: Supreme Court to Modi government" 3052:"Akhilesh Yadav supports Rahul's demand for JPC probe in Rafale deal" 2646:"Reliance Defence set up days before Rafale deal announced: Congress" 2392:"Basic Rafale cost Rs 670 crore, says government to take on Congress" 310: 2793:"Jaitley challenges Rahul Gandhi, poses 15 questions on Rafale deal" 3405:"Supreme Court verdict on Rafale defence deal: What the court said" 3248:(Press release). Saint-Cloud: Dassault Aviation. 21 September 2018. 4074:"Supreme Court dismisses pleas seeking review of Rafale judgement" 3974:"What is the Supreme Court verdict in Rafale deal case all about?" 3863:"Will Rafale Issue Go Unexamined? P Chidambaram Asks Arun Jaitley" 3110:"No harm in disclosing price details of Rafale deal: Sharad Pawar" 2278:"Basic Rafale 2016 costs less than 2007, weapons extra: Officials" 2117:"Allegations against Rafale deal are misleading: Defence ministry" 687: 646: 398: 354: 247: 155:

On 31 January 2012, the Indian Ministry of Defence announced that

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signing the Rafale inter-governmental agreement in September 2016

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could be acquired as an alternative to Rafale. Air Chief Marshal

3525: 3523: 3369:"Rafale deal: Will move court when we get documents, says Sibal" 2410:"Congress for debate on Modi govt, to move no-confidence motion" 2135:"Information Relating to Inter-Governmental Agreement on Rafale" 1745:"Cong critical of Rafale deal, wants contract to be made public" 1701:"Dassault to invest $ 116 mn in venture with Reliance Aerospace" 887: 786: 314: 3738:"Sinha, Shourie say shocking SC verdict no clean chit for Modi" 3312:"Hollande stirs controversy over India's €8bn Rafale jets deal" 2354:"Congress says other countries paid less for Rafale combat jet" 2260:"NDA's Rafale deal 'much better' than UPA's, say MoD officials" 1841:"Defence Minister rubbishes Rahul's allegations on Rafale deal" 1801:"Rafale deal: Congress alleges 'huge scam'; Reliance denies it" 3584:"Read Manohar Lal Sharma Vs Narendra Damodardas Modi Judgment" 2574:"Rafale deal had no secrecy clause for classified information" 94:

for a price estimated at €7.87 billion (₹58,891 Crore) by the

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Vaidyanathan, A (14 December 2018). Ghosh, Deepshikha (ed.).

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was close to finishing its report on the Rafale acquisition.

3685:"BJP welcomes SC ruling on rafale, says falsehood "exposed"" 3502:"Supreme Court gives clean chit to Modi govt in Rafale deal" 2027:"Rafale deal has better terms, cleared by CCS, says Nirmala" 2428:"PM Modi Can't Face Lok Sabha For 15 Minutes: Rahul Gandhi" 1874: 1872: 1816: 1814: 1334:

Menon, Jay; Bruneau, Caroline; Svitak, Amy (1 March 2016).

1182:"French Judge Tasked With Probing Rafale Jet Sale To India" 3763:"Shocked and disappointed, say Sinha, Shourie and Bhushan" 3476:"Congress on back foot after SC clean chit on Rafale deal" 3331:"Reliance Entertainment denies financing Julie Gayet film" 3260:"Communiqué by the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs" 2737:"Rafale deal: Shourie, Sinha and Bhushan demand CAG audit" 1795: 1793: 1572:"India, France ink €7.87 billion agreement for 36 Rafales" 1097: 1095: 1093: 645:, the minister of state for external affairs, wrote in an 3447:"SC gives govt clean chit on Rafale deal, dismisses PILs" 2544:. Consulate General of France in Bangalore. 20 July 2018. 2045:"Govt ensured 'better price' for Rafale jets: Sitharaman" 1720:"India-made Falcon will fly in 2022, says Reliance Group" 600:

crore and termed it as a theft. Congress demanded that a

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Controversy originating from the Indian MMRCA competition

3293:"Hollande fuels Rafale fighter jet controversy in India" 1168:"Judge appointed in France to probe Rafale deal charges" 3789:"PM Modi attacks Congress over Rafale deal allegations" 3474:

Mittal, Priyanka; Roche, Elizabeth (15 December 2018).

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Som, Vishnu (24 September 2018). Singh, Suparna (ed.).

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crore and Rafale life cycle opportunity was valued at

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fully built and the remaining 108 aircraft were to be

2902:"Govt forcing IAF brass to lie to defend Rafale scam" 833:

funded a film produced by former president of France

1381:"Sukhoi cannot replace Rafale: Arup Raha, IAF chief" 806:

crore worth of offsets as Dassault's share was only

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