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\u2019 capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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 \u201cfine judgment\u201d on the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the same time, the former Air Chief Marshal added that people have the right to ask questions about the price of the aircraft as tax payers\u2019 money is at stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe fact is, because of creating a controversy out of it, the slowing down of defence modernisation later affects you,\u201d said Dhanoa, who retired in September last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLike the Prime Minister made a statement. People are saying it is a political but the fact is that the statement he made is correct.\u201cIf we had Rafale, the question would have been totally different,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modi had said in March last year that the results would have been different if India had Rafale jets during the air strike on terror camps in Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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