That point is not without logic. If the difference between the two planes was only on cost & a figure of $ 5 million was mentioned, one has to say that an argument could easily be made out based on the aid the U.K. gives. The aid to be given to India by the U.K is in the region of $2.2 billion (1.4 billion pounds) between 2011 & 2015. Divide that by 126 aircraft & it works out to over 17 million per aircraft; a figure far more substantial than the supposed difference of $5 million per aircraft. I assume that the MoD has its own calculations while selecting the aircraft & it might have factored in variables not revealed in public, especially on tech transfers but the British do have a right to ask why their aid money doesn't still get them any benefits especially since any order to the EF consortium would have seen the U.K. government essentially subsiding through its aid, the purchase of the Typhoons by an amount equaling or exceeding $2 billion.
