can anyone briefly explain the rafale deal controversy...!!???
kashaf14:
ask your mother
modi didn't buy indian air force plane like that not from his own country
he buyed it from russia maybe
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The Rafale Deal Controversy is a political controversy in India related to the purchase of 36 multirole fighter aircraft for a price estimated to be worth Rs 58,000 crore (7.8 billion euros) by the Defence Ministry of India from France's Dassault Aviation.Origin of the deal lies in the Indian MRCA competition.
On 31 January 2012, Indian Ministry of Defence announced that Dassault Rafale had won the MMRCA competition to supply Indian Air Force with 126 aircraft along with an option for 63 additional aircraft. The first 18 aircraft were to be supplied by Dassault Aviation fully built and the remaining 108 aircraft were to be manufactured under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL) with transfer of technology from Dassault. Rafale was chosen as the lowest bidder based on life-cycle cost, which is a combination of cost of acquisition, operating cost over a duration of 40 years and cost of transfer of technology.The negotiations with Dassault dragged on over disagreements on warranty for aircraft produced by HAL. India wanted Dassault to ensure the quality of aircraft produced by HAL, but Dassault refused to do so.In January 2014, it was reported that the cost of the deal had escalated to $30 billion, with each aircraft costing $120 million.In February 2014, defence minister A. K. Antony said that the procedure of calculation of life-cycle cost was being re-examined and the contract could not be signed in fiscal year 2013-14 due to budgetary constraints.
The disagreements over cost and warranty for aircraft produced by HAL continued, Defence minister Manohar Parrikar said that Sukhoi Su-30MKI could be acquired as an alternative to Rafale.Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha disagreed, saying that Su-30MKI and Rafale had different capabilities and one could not replace the other. During an official visit to France in April 2015, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi announced that India would acquire 36 fully built Rafales citing "critical operational necessity".In July 2015, defence minister Manohar Parrikar informed the Rajya Sabha that the tender for 126 aircraft had been withdrawn and negotiations for 36 aircraft had begun. In January 2016, India and France signed a memorandum of understanding for acquisition of 36 aircraft. In September 2016, India and France signed an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) for the acquisition of 36 aircraft at a cost of 7.87 billion euro.It was reported that India would acquire 28 single-seat aircraft at a cost of 91.1 million euro each and 8 dual-seat aircraft at a cost of 94 million Euro each. The deal also included enhancements specific to Indian Air Force at a cost of 1.8 billion euro, establishment of two aircraft maintenance and overhaul facilities at a cost of 1.8 billion euro, a weapons package costing 710 million euro and a performance-based logistics agreement at a cost of 353 million Euro.
The agreement included a 50% "offset clause", which requires the companies involved in the agreement to invest 50% of the contract value back into India. Of this 50%, 74% or 2.9 billion euro would have to come from purchase of goods and services from India.In October 2016, Reliance Group and Dassault announced the creation of a 51:49 joint venture named Dassault Reliance Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. The joint venture planned to manufacture components for Legacy Falcon 2000 series of jets to fulfil Dassault's offset obligation.
The day after the signing of IGA between France and India, Indian National Congressspokesperson Manish Tewari asked for details of the agreement to be made public and questioned if there was an escalation per-aircraft cost from ₹715 crore to ₹1,600crore.In November 2017, Congress alleged that procurement procedures were bypassed in acquisition of Rafale and questioned the presence of Anil Ambani in France during Modi's announcement to acquire 36 fully built aircraft. Congress leader Randeep Surjewala also alleged that HAL was bypassed in Rafale contract and questioned if there was an escalation of per-aircraft cost from ₹526.1crore to ₹1,570 crore.
On 31 January 2012, Indian Ministry of Defence announced that Dassault Rafale had won the MMRCA competition to supply Indian Air Force with 126 aircraft along with an option for 63 additional aircraft. The first 18 aircraft were to be supplied by Dassault Aviation fully built and the remaining 108 aircraft were to be manufactured under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL) with transfer of technology from Dassault. Rafale was chosen as the lowest bidder based on life-cycle cost, which is a combination of cost of acquisition, operating cost over a duration of 40 years and cost of transfer of technology.The negotiations with Dassault dragged on over disagreements on warranty for aircraft produced by HAL. India wanted Dassault to ensure the quality of aircraft produced by HAL, but Dassault refused to do so.In January 2014, it was reported that the cost of the deal had escalated to $30 billion, with each aircraft costing $120 million.In February 2014, defence minister A. K. Antony said that the procedure of calculation of life-cycle cost was being re-examined and the contract could not be signed in fiscal year 2013-14 due to budgetary constraints.
The disagreements over cost and warranty for aircraft produced by HAL continued, Defence minister Manohar Parrikar said that Sukhoi Su-30MKI could be acquired as an alternative to Rafale.Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha disagreed, saying that Su-30MKI and Rafale had different capabilities and one could not replace the other. During an official visit to France in April 2015, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi announced that India would acquire 36 fully built Rafales citing "critical operational necessity".In July 2015, defence minister Manohar Parrikar informed the Rajya Sabha that the tender for 126 aircraft had been withdrawn and negotiations for 36 aircraft had begun. In January 2016, India and France signed a memorandum of understanding for acquisition of 36 aircraft. In September 2016, India and France signed an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) for the acquisition of 36 aircraft at a cost of 7.87 billion euro.It was reported that India would acquire 28 single-seat aircraft at a cost of 91.1 million euro each and 8 dual-seat aircraft at a cost of 94 million Euro each. The deal also included enhancements specific to Indian Air Force at a cost of 1.8 billion euro, establishment of two aircraft maintenance and overhaul facilities at a cost of 1.8 billion euro, a weapons package costing 710 million euro and a performance-based logistics agreement at a cost of 353 million Euro.
The agreement included a 50% "offset clause", which requires the companies involved in the agreement to invest 50% of the contract value back into India. Of this 50%, 74% or 2.9 billion euro would have to come from purchase of goods and services from India.In October 2016, Reliance Group and Dassault announced the creation of a 51:49 joint venture named Dassault Reliance Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. The joint venture planned to manufacture components for Legacy Falcon 2000 series of jets to fulfil Dassault's offset obligation.
The day after the signing of IGA between France and India, Indian National Congressspokesperson Manish Tewari asked for details of the agreement to be made public and questioned if there was an escalation per-aircraft cost from ₹715 crore to ₹1,600crore.In November 2017, Congress alleged that procurement procedures were bypassed in acquisition of Rafale and questioned the presence of Anil Ambani in France during Modi's announcement to acquire 36 fully built aircraft. Congress leader Randeep Surjewala also alleged that HAL was bypassed in Rafale contract and questioned if there was an escalation of per-aircraft cost from ₹526.1crore to ₹1,570 crore.
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