RAFALE DEAL

THE

A MBANI

Former French president

Francois Hollande’s hint of

crony capitalism in the

Rs 59,000 crore Rafale deal

sparks a fresh political

controversy over

suggestions that Anil

Ambani was favoured. Will

the deal prove costly for

the Modi government?

By Sandeep Unnithan

CON

AUGUSTE

COMPAGNIE

Anil Ambani

with President

Francois

Hollande at the

Élysée Palace in

Feb. 2017