Rafale deal: Dassault paid 1 million euros to Indian middleman as ‘gift’, claims report
Rafale deal: Dassault paid 1 million euros to Indian middleman as ‘gift’, claims report
The Rafale maker could not explain the payment to French anti-corruption agency AFA, according to online journal ‘Mediapart’.
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French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian shakes hands with his Indian counterpart late Manohar Parrikar in New Delhi on January 25, 2016, during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President François Hollande.
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The Rafale fighter jets deal involved a payment worth one million euros (Rs 8.62 crore) to an Indian middleman, which plane maker Dassault has not been able to explain to the French anti-corruption authorities, the country’s online journal