TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING HU-491

• Computer Science and Engineering. 2nd Year.

• Group members : Shounak Chandra(19), Subhajyoti Maity(11),Sangramjit Sinha(20)
• Made by Subhajyoti Maity, Shounak Chandra, Sangramjit Sinha
• Report for Rafale Deal
 FAMOUS CONTROVERSY OF
INDIA (RAFALE DEAL)
In September 2016, India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France, dubbed as "Rafale deal",
in which India bought 36 off-the-shelf Dassault Rafale twin-engine fighters for a price estimated to
be Rs. 58,000 crore or 7.8 billion Euros.
 RAFALE DEAL
CONTROVERSY
The deal was initially estimated to be
worth Rs 54,000 crore. NDA government
has insisted that it got significantly
better terms than those quoted in the
original bid under UPA, with a total
reported saving of more than 1600
million Euros (350 million Euros on the
cost of aircraft with a further reported
saving on weapons, allied maintenance
and training package amounting to a
around 1300 million Euros or Rs 12,600
crores). However, a cost breakdown of
Rafale in the original bid under UPA and
in the 36 aircraft in the government-to-
government deal under NDA are not in
the public domain..
AT A GLANCE
2007-2018
September 2018: French publication Mediapart interviews former French president Hollande, who says that he
had no choice in selecting the Indian offset partner and name of Reliance was given by Indian side. India's Ministry
of Defence issues statement reiterating that neither of the two governments we're involved in commercial
decision. Dassault Aviation issues statement claiming it was Dassault's decision to choose Reliance and it had
signed similar contarcts with several other companies including companies such as BTSL, DEFSYS, Kinetic,
Mahindra, Maini, SAMTEL.
[2017]
[2007] [2014] [2016]
[2011] While Congress
A proposal to buy Negotiations over NDA deal,
Mukesh Ambani party continued
Medium multi- led Reliance group
pricing, Defence ministry
with its
role combat incorporated a new technology, officially
allegations
aircraft (MMRCA) company named weapon system, withdraws 126
allegedly
is sent from Air Reliance customisation aircraft deal
favouring Anil
Force to Aerospace and maintenance tender (UPA deal)
Ambani's
government. Technologies Ltd. continued. by 2015, NDA
Reliance at the
Tenders for 126 (RATL) in 2008. Air Workshare sign the final deal
cost of HAL, said
MMRCA fighters Force shortlists agreement for 36 Rafale jets
that his company
are issued by Rafale and between HAL and for euro 7.87
received the joint
Indian Eurofighter jets in Dassault Aviation billion According
venture contract
government. 2011 is to this deal, the
directly from
signed.Although delivery of jets
Dassault and
UPA deal never would start from
Government had
went through September 2018.
no role to play in
it.
 Reliance Aerospace Technologies Ltd (2008)

Dassault entered its Rafale jet into the fray for the India’s Medium Multi
Role Combat Aircraft contract on August 28, 2007. At that point,
Dassault is said to have initiated talks with the Tata group for a
partnership.
The large quantum of offsets – 50% of the deal value – prompted all
contenders, including US aircraft makers Boeing and Lockheed Martin,
to look for private Indian companies that could take on large-value
orders.
Insiders said that after Tata decided to go with a US partner, Dassault
opened talks with the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance, which was
considering entering the aerospace sector. A new company, Reliance
Aerospace Technologies Ltd. (RATL), was incorporated on September 4,
2008.
RELAINCE DEFENCE LTD.
Dassault chose to go with Anil Ambani-led Reliance
Defence, which was incorporated on March 28,
2015, days before the new deal was announced in
Paris. Sources told ET that the partnership with
Reliance Defence was influenced by the original
talks held with Mukesh Ambani.

“A lot of the work had already been done prior to

2014, including feasibility studies,” a person close to
the negotiations told ET.

The biggest chunk of the new offsets plan – to set up

a Falcon executive jet.