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Despite the government’s best efforts, the Rafale deal seems to be acquiring a life of its own. Irrespective of the government underlining the need for secrecy, it is likely to remain pinned down on the controversial purchase of 36 aircraft from Dassault Aviation in ready-to-fly condition at an inexplicably high price.
A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has asked for details of the decision-making process in the Rafale deal in response to three public-interest suits. The court has deliberately kept the price, the technical suitability of the aircraft and allegations of
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