MUMBAI: Referring to the row over the Rafale purchase deal, former Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa said on Saturday that such controversies slow down defence acquisitions, affecting the armed forces’ capabilities.
Had Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman been flying a Rafale instead of a MiG 21 during the India-Pakistan stand-off after the Balakot strike, the outcome would have been different, he said.
Speaking at the Techfest event organised by IIT- Bombay here, Dhanoa referred to the Rafale row, and said the Supreme Court gave a “fine judgment” on the issue (giving a clean chit to the Naredra Modi Government).
“I have always personally maintained that..When the Rafale thing was thrown up, if you politicise the defence acquisition system, the whole system goes behind,” he said. (AGENCIES)
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