With mega defence deals in final stages, India warns military against corrupt practices

New Delhi : With several mega defence deals in the final stages now, including hotly-contested $10.4 billion project to supply 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) to Indian Air Force IAF, Indian Defence Minister A K Antony warned the country's top military brass against succumbing to corrupt practices or wrongdoings, Times of India reported. "Time and cost overruns apart, there is always danger of falling prey to corrupt practices perpetrated by vested interests in the garb of aggressive marketing. I strongly urge you all to stand guard with resolve against any such overtures," said Antony, speaking at IAF & Army commanders conferences here. "You must strive to uphold sincerity, probity and fair play, even in your day-to-day administrative work... At times, vested interests bring about unnecessary pressure and resort to corrupt practices that can wreak serious havoc upon our security in more ways than one. We must resist such efforts collectively and resolutely in national interest," he added. The fighters in contention for MMRCA project, which has seen high-voltage campaigns, are American F/A-18 Super Hornet (Boeing) & F-16 Falcon (Lockheed Martin) Russian MiG-35 (RAC MiG), Swedish Gripen (Saab), French Rafale (Dassault) & Eurofighter Typhoon (consortium of British, German, Spanish & Italian companies).


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