The 'Make in India' website, created for the campaign, listed Finmeccannica along with other companies such as the American Lockheed Martin, Boeing and the BAE Systems under the "foreign investor" list.
The Defence Ministry had put on hold all dealings with the Italian firm and then later barred the company from doing any future business with it on basis of the opinion of the Attorney General.
It could be an apparent reference to the French firm Dassault Aviation of France which manufactures the Rafale combat aircraft, which has been selected by India for its requirement of 126 multi role fighter jets.