Anil Ambani's firm was chosen as an offset partner by Dassault, not by the Government.
"Chosen". As in forced to chose by the Indian govt. We know this because the French President literally said so in an interview.
“We did not have a say in this,” Mediapart quoted Mr Hollande saying. “It was the Indian government that proposed this service group, and Dassault negotiated with Ambani. We did not have a choice. We took the interlocutor that was given to us.”
"Chosen". As in forced to chose by the Indian govt. We know this because the French President literally said so in an interview.
“We did not have a say in this,” Mediapart quoted Mr Hollande saying. “It was the Indian government that proposed this service group, and Dassault negotiated with Ambani. We did not have a choice. We took the interlocutor that was given to us.”
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