Modi govt’s Rafale fighter jet deal 2.86% cheaper than UPA’s: CAG report

The Narendra Modi government’s agreement with France to buy 36 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft was 2.86 per cent cheaper than the price negotiated by the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in its aborted attempt to buy 126 of these planes, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s report tabled in Parliament on Wednesday.

Beyond that headline number, the report gave enough talking points to both the government and opposition parties to validate their respective positions.