Is it true that some critical technologies were left out in the specs to make the price more palatable, something akin to what was allegedly done to make the T-92 "cheaper" than the Arjun ?
I don’t think anything ‘critical’ could be left out or the the French offer wouldn’t be compliant with what the IAF wanted. Same goes for all the other vendors. If the French did do something like that, the other competitors could have raised a ruckus. I think the paperwork part of their offer was fine, its the way the French negotiate that’s the problem.