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Bofors and after

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May 01, 2012
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Like Banquo’s ghost, the Bofors scandal, in which the Swedish arms manufacturer paid kickbacks to key Indian policymakers, is back to roil Indian politics a quarter of a century after it first broke and a good year after the case was officially “closed.”

Last week, the scandal raised the political temperature in New Delhi, creating mayhem in Parliament w…

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