Defence Editor, Sujan Dutta breaks down the mandatory offsets clause in the Rafale deal
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Channel: ThePrint · 2018 · News & Politics
Was Dassault forced to pick Reliance or just an offset partner in India, is the question that’s triggered a new Rafale controversy. French online journal Mediapart, which first reported that former French president Francois Hollande had said it was India’s suggestion that Rafale manufacturer Dassault Aviation choose Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence as the offsets partner, wrote Wednesday evening that the company management had told its workers as much. However, late Wednesday, Dassault Aviation issued a statement saying the company had committed to offsets — reinvestments in India — worth 50 per cent of the value of the Rafale deal (Rs 59,000 crore), and “freely chosen” Reliance as a partner. SUBSCRIBE to ThePrint : http://bit.ly/SubscribeToThePrint LIKE ThePrint on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/theprintindia/ Follow ThePrint on Twitter : https://twitter.com/theprintindia Follow ThePrint on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/theprintindia/
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