Rafale Deal: Dassault Paid 1 mn Euros to ‘Middleman’
NEW DELHI: During the Rafale negotiations, a middleman made millions by leaking sensitive defence ministry information. According to the third and final part of the French news portal Mediapart’s investigation into the Rafale jets contract, businessman Sushen Gupta and his intermediaries obtained “several million Euros” from Dassault and its affiliates. As a result, Gupta and his proxies “leaked classified material,” including crucial documents from the Indian defence ministry about the Indian negotiating team’s positions and claims that it was likely to make during the talks. Sushen Gupta worked as a middleman for Dassault Aviation and its industrial partner Thales for