Financial Crime Financial Crime

Rafale corruption allegations prompt calls for Indian parliamentary inquiry

By Phoebe Seers
  • 10 Nov 2021 10:04
  • 10 Nov 2021 10:04
India’s purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from French firm Dassault Aviation faces fresh allegations of corruption, prompting calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the $7.8 billion deal. 

Opposition party Congress has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of blocking an investigation into the 2016 dea

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Phoebe Seers

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Phoebe has covered Financial Crime and compliance issues for MLex since 2015, initially in the Hong Kong bureau and currently in London. While in Hong Kong she won two SOPA awards for her reporting on corruption in the energy sector in Indonesia. Prior to journalism she worked as a solicitor with a focus on white-collar crime litigation in London and Hong Kong. She has a BA in English and Philosophy from Newcastle University.

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