Rafael Controversy
After the statement of former French President FrançoisOlinda over the failed deal, the statement of the French government and the Dassault Aviation has come out with contradictory statements. The French government issued this statement Friday night after the statement of President François Oland, in which he had claimed that the Indian government had suggested the name of a private company for the Rafael deal. A French website in an article quoted Oland as saying that the Indian government had asked the French government to nominate Reliance Defense as an Indian partner for the deal. Holland said, "We did not have any choice. The Indian government had suggested this name (Reliance Defense) and Dassault spoke to Ambani. " Responding to this claim, the statement issued on Friday night said, "The French government had no role in selecting Indian industrial partners for the deal." It was further stated in the statement that according to the Indian acquisition proc...