Purchase of 36 Rafale jets from France in September 2016 is once again at the centre of controversy.
India’s purchase of 36 Rafale jets from France in September 2016 is once again at the centre of controversy, with Congress claiming that the combat aircraft were bought at unfavourable terms than the ones ‘negotiated’ by the UPA government before going out of power in 2014.

It is difficult to compare the two deals, given that the deal of 2016 was for a different configuration of more weapons, a much lesser number than the 126 planned earlier and without the clause mandating them to be built in India. Here’s a look: