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That's false. Anil Ambani's firm was chosen as an offset partner by Dassault, not by the Government. HAL wasn't interested in working as an offset partner. htt

That's false. Anil Ambani's firm was chosen as an offset partner by Dassault, not by the Government. HAL wasn't interested in working as an offset partner. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rafale-deal-anil-ambanis-firm-was-registered-had-land-near-airport-dassault-defence-1921482 https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rafale-deal-anil-ambanis-fir... > The Anil Ambani (who has since declared bankruptcy) company had zero experience in defence or aeronautics The company that you are talking about came into existence after Anil Ambani got stake in Pipavav Defense who already had experience working with Indian navy[1]. Anil Ambani's company has also signed an agreement with US Navy to repair their seventh fleet vessels[2]. 1. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/pipavav-defence-is-now-reliance-defence-and-engineering/articleshow/51243955.cms?from=mdr https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/pipavav-de... 2. https://www.livemint.com/Industry/VZqdl90t3NiQZHl7ccylwK/Reliance-Defence-signs-warship-repair-pact-with-US-Navy.html https://www.livemint.com/Industry/VZqdl90t3NiQZHl7ccylwK/Rel... No wonder the Supreme Court threw all these allegations right into the bin.

_nedR 7y ago
Anil Ambani's firm was chosen as an offset partner by Dassault, not by the Government. "Chosen". As in forced to chose by the Indian govt. We know this because the French President literally said so in an interview. “We did not have a say in this,” Mediapart quoted Mr Hollande saying. “It was the Indian government that proposed this service group, and Dassault negotiated with Ambani. We did not have a choice. We took the interlocutor that was given to us.” https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-proposed-reliance-for-rafale-deal-claims-former-french-president-hollande/videoshow/65903359.cms?from=mdr https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-natio... https://www.ft.com/content/4e95c46c-bdb6-11e8-94b2-17176fbf93f5 https://www.ft.com/content/4e95c46c-bdb6-11e8-94b2-17176fbf9...
- sbmthakur 7y ago
  No, chosen means "chosen" in this context. Reliance defense is only one of the many offset partners. There is a long list of them. Did the government strong-arm Dassault to go with all of them? Something tells me that Dassault will have much better things to do. https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/bodyeditor/201902/CS-Rafal-Oct8-2_Large_0-x1000.jpg?imbypass=true https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/bodyedito... > “We did not have a say in this,” French government said that there was no pressure on them. In such an important matter, I am more likely to believe the government than a news agency I have never heard of. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rafale-deal-france-says-no-pressure-put-for-offset-partner-1550162056709.html https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rafale-deal-france-says-...

_nedR 7y ago

Anil Ambani's firm was chosen as an offset partner by Dassault, not by the Government. "Chosen". As in forced to chose by the Indian govt. We know this because the French President literally said so in an interview. “We did not have a say in this,” Mediapart quoted Mr Hollande saying. “It was the Indian government that proposed this service group, and Dassault negotiated with Ambani. We did not have a choice. We took the interlocutor that was given to us.” https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-proposed-reliance-for-rafale-deal-claims-former-french-president-hollande/videoshow/65903359.cms?from=mdr https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-natio... https://www.ft.com/content/4e95c46c-bdb6-11e8-94b2-17176fbf93f5 https://www.ft.com/content/4e95c46c-bdb6-11e8-94b2-17176fbf9...

sbmthakur 7y ago
No, chosen means "chosen" in this context. Reliance defense is only one of the many offset partners. There is a long list of them. Did the government strong-arm Dassault to go with all of them? Something tells me that Dassault will have much better things to do. https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/bodyeditor/201902/CS-Rafal-Oct8-2_Large_0-x1000.jpg?imbypass=true https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/bodyedito... > “We did not have a say in this,” French government said that there was no pressure on them. In such an important matter, I am more likely to believe the government than a news agency I have never heard of. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rafale-deal-france-says-no-pressure-put-for-offset-partner-1550162056709.html https://www.livemint.com/news/india/rafale-deal-france-says-...