Confirming the Indian government's stand on the offsets agreement between Dassault Aviation and Reliance Group, the former, in a statement clarified that Reliance Group was chosen in compliance with the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 regulations.

It further said that although the Rafale deal was a contract between the Indian and the French governments, it provided for a separate contract in which Dassault Aviation committed to making compensation investments (offsets) in India equivalent to 50 per cent of the value of the purchase. "This offsets contract is delivered in compliance with the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 regulations.