Rafale deal flies into rough weather

[harpoon]

What is the definition of 'slightly corrupt', sire?

Is selling off national secrets to the Pakistanis or the Chinese, 'slightly corrupt' in your opinion?

Is taking a 1 crore bribe to reveal Indian Army senstivie information, 'slightly corrupt'?

Is accepting a 100 cr bribe in order to favour the 'Eurofighter Typhoon' in the MMRCA deal, 'slightly corrupt'.

Please enlighten we as to what qualifies as 'slightly corrupt'?

Is accepting a 2 crore bribe to buy inferior equipment for our infantrymen, 'slightly corrupt'?

Defense deal is not all about Black or White but has shades of grey...This I read it one article. There are lot of powerful forces involved in any major deal and there will be intense lobbying. You cannot just do this deal like any civilian deal and 'laddus' will freely change hand.

I will favor a minister who may make some money out of the deal but also make sure that the defense forces gets their equipments that they want on time than a minster who blacklists manufacturers and stalls defense procurement by years.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Defense deal is not all about Black or White but has shades of grey...This I read it one article. There are lot of powerful forces involved in any major deal and there will be intense lobbying. You cannot just do this deal like any civilian deal and 'laddus' will freely change hand.

The question is, how grey is grey enough to not turn into black?

I will favor a minister who may make some money out of the deal but also make sure that the defense forces gets their equipments that they want on time than a minster who blacklists manufacturers and stalls defense procurement by years.

Utopia is also defined as something similar, sir.

 

[Mech]

Im with the cap'n on this one. So far, there hasn't been any major screw-ups in the defence ministry lately....which means Anthony has done a family decent job to date. Also, most our major purchases and decisions have been made during his tenure. His un-yielding/in-corruptable nature ensures that we dont get conned by all those foreign defense firms, looking to make a quick buck.

However, i cannot comment on his ability to maneuver through a war-time situation. Only time and fate can answer that.