CBI has booked London-based arms dealer Sudhir Choudhrie, his son Bhanu, and the British aerospace major for corruption in procurement of 115 Hawk jets for the training of IAF pilots.
From 2007-16, the family faced several charges — getting over $100 mn from Russian arms firms to Rolls-Royce making 'secret payments'. Bhanu Choudhrie was named in 2021 Pandora Papers case.
The CBI has alleged that former Rolls Royce India director Tim Jones, Choudhrie, and others conspired to deceive the Indian govt in procurement of Hawk aircraft during the UPA era.
Auditory goal for new Rolls-Royce Ghost was twofold — the cabin needed to remain quiet enough to whisper a conversation at speeds up to 80 mph and lose any annoying squeaks.
The company has lost more than three-quarters of its value this year and been hard hit by the drop in long-distance travel, eliminating demand for wide-body planes its engines power.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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