Rafale Deal Gets Murkier as French Report Reveals New Facts

A French media report on Wednesday revealed that a senior official in Dassault Aviation saw the partnership with the Reliance Group as “imperative and mandatory” to getting the “export contract” with India for the Rafale aircraft.
Interview with D. Raghunandan
Interviewed by Prabir Purkayastha Produced by Newsclick Team,
A French media report on Wednesday revealed that a senior official in Dassault Aviation saw the partnership with the Reliance Group as “imperative and mandatory” to getting the “export contract” with India for the Rafale aircraft. Defence analyst D Raghunandan and Newsclick Editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha discuss the deal in light of this revelation and the many other questions surrounding what is being viewed as one of the shadiest deals in recent years.