India – Compendium of Arms Trade Corruption

India’s Barak 1 Missile Deal

October 23, 2018January 9, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 0 Comments agents, bribery, India, Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries, manipulation of selection process, Rafael, sting operation

Introduction Not all corruption investigations can uncover enough evidence to proceed to prosecution, and in the case of India’s Barak

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Embraer’s Dominican and Indian Bribery Schemes

October 11, 2018January 10, 2019 Xiaodon L. Liang 0 Comments agents, Brazil, bribery, Dominican Republic, Embraer, fake contracts, India, manipulation of selection process, shell companies, USA

Introduction Brazilian company Embraer is best known as a leading producer of regional civil aircraft, but also builds and successfully

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Rolls-Royce’s Indian Jet Engine Bribes

July 21, 2017November 29, 2018 Xiaodon L. Liang 0 Comments agents, bribery, France, India, offsets, UK

Introduction The multi-jurisdiction investigation into Rolls-Royce’s extensive history of paying bribes, prompted by a whistleblower’s allegations in 2012, included one

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The Indian VVIP Helicopter Deal

May 5, 2017December 4, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 1 Comment agents, AgustaWestland, bribery, Finmeccanica, India, Italy, manipulation of selection process, offsets, UK

Introduction Corruption is a persistent problem in Indian arms procurement, on both a petty and a grand scale. In the

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L’affaire Karachi

May 5, 2017November 29, 2018 Samuel Perlo-Freeman 1 Comment agents, bribery, France, government involvement, India, political finance, retrocommissions, Saudi Arabia, shell companies, submarines

Introduction A car bomb explosion in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 8, 2002, killed fourteen people, including 11 French nationals, employees