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.
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.