Bofors Scandal
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Bofors case: India sends judicial request to US seeking crucial information from private detective
India | Mar 05, 2025, 11:43 AM ISTThe Bofors scam played a crucial role in the defeat of Rajiv Gandhi in the 1989 general elections. The controversy surrounding the alleged kickbacks in the howitzer deal with Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors became one of India’s most talked-about political scandals.
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Three decades after Bofors, Army test-fires ultra-light Howitzers received from US
India | Jul 16, 2017, 02:38 PM ISTExhaustive field trials are being carried out on two long-range ultra-light howitzers in Pokhran which the Indian Army received from the US after a gap of 30 years since the Bofors scandal broke out, an official said
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3 Decades After Bofors Scandal, Indian Army Gets First Artillery Guns From US
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Bofors scandal was just a media trial: President Pranab Mukherjee
National | May 28, 2015, 03:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: A week before his official visit to Sweden, President Pranab Mukherjee said that Bofors scandal has not been proven in a court of law and it was just a media trial.In an interview
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Timeline of Bofors scandal
India | Jul 13, 2013, 10:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 13: Finally the Bofors saga was closed today following the death of Ottavio Quattrocchi, belived to be the major player in the scam. Following is the chronology of events in the Bofors