Letter to BS: Latest revelations on Rafale deal justifies JPC probe demand

One really wonders whether the above dilution of security was an internal barter deal to make the French dealer accept the inexperienced and debt-laden Reliance Defence as an offset partner

This has reference to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) internal note dated November 24, 2015, that has surfaced in the media clearly evidencing the fact that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) had conducted parallel negotiations in the murky Rafale deal, thereby weakening the negotiating position of the MoD and the team. The MoD had also objected to this high-handedness of the PMO and had alerted the then defence minister Manohar Parrikar, who it appears was helpless in this matter. 

By derailing the negotiations conducted by the MoD, the PMO represented by Joint Secretary to PM Jawed Ashraf and the National SecurityAdviser