The Narendra Modi government has tried to convince the nation that Anil Ambani’s Reliance group is one of Dassault's offset suppliers and has no role to play in the acquisition of Rafale fighter planes. The statement would probably be true of 36 readymade Rafales that were apparently part of a contract in 2016. Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said on Saturday that 36 fighter planes would come from France and "the rest will be made here”. But until he speaks up, the Rafale deal and Reliance's role in it will continue to remain under a cloud. We try to clear some of it, aided by a statement made by Dassault on July 19.

Source: The Telegraph September 26, 2018 05:37 UTC