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The Modi govt has been handing major defense contracts & technology to a favorite Nagpur-based firm.
What's shocking is that they're doing this despite knowing that the company's explosives were being used by terror group ISIS in Iraq & Syria.
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The Modi govt has been handing major defense contracts & technology to a favorite Nagpur-based firm.
What's shocking is that they're doing this despite knowing that the company's explosives were being used by terror group ISIS in Iraq & Syria.
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On 1st Oct, the Modi govt signed a contract worth 409 crores with Economic Explosive Ltd (EEL) to supply 10,00,000 Multi Mode Hand Grenades to the Indian Army.
EEL is a subsidiary of Nagpur-based Solar Industries (an explosive maker with nothing to do with solar energy)
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EEL is a subsidiary of Nagpur-based Solar Industries (an explosive maker with nothing to do with solar energy)
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In 2018, Solar Industries was given a technology transfer by the Ministry of Defense to produce propellant booster for the BrahMos missile.
2 months ago, Solar Ind. cleared DRDO trials to get the technology & make Pinaka artillery rockets for the Indian Army.
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2 months ago, Solar Ind. cleared DRDO trials to get the technology & make Pinaka artillery rockets for the Indian Army.
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In 2016, Solar Industries signed an MoU with Devendra Fadnavis govt in Maharashtra worth a whopping 1550 crores to manufacture ammunition for the Indian Armed Forces.
In summation, Solar Ind is the Modi's govt's go-to company for major defense contracts & tech transfer.
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In summation, Solar Ind is the Modi's govt's go-to company for major defense contracts & tech transfer.
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Now, here's where it gets VERY murky.
In Feb 2016, European Union commissioned a report from Conflict Armament Research (CAR) to document the explosives left behind by terror group ISIS after ops against them in Iraq & Syria.
The report focussed on IEDs used by ISIS.
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In Feb 2016, European Union commissioned a report from Conflict Armament Research (CAR) to document the explosives left behind by terror group ISIS after ops against them in Iraq & Syria.
The report focussed on IEDs used by ISIS.
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During the siege of Kobane in Syria, Kurdish YPG forces found Indian detonators made by Solar Industries/EEL were being used by ISIS to make IEDs.
These detonators had been exported to the ISIS through shell companies in Turkey and Lebanon which no longer exist.
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These detonators had been exported to the ISIS through shell companies in Turkey and Lebanon which no longer exist.
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Even on the Makhmour front line in Iraq, ISIS was found to be using detonators & other equipment from Solar Industries/EEL to manufacture IEDs.
The report states that it's unclear through which entity Solar Industries exported these to ISIS.
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The report states that it's unclear through which entity Solar Industries exported these to ISIS.
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The report also named other Indian cos. along with Solar Industries/EEL whose explosives were found with ISIS.
Despite this EU-funded report coming out in 2016, NO ACTION/PROBE was ever ordered by Modi govt.
Instead, Solar Ind kept getting more govt. defense contracts.
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Despite this EU-funded report coming out in 2016, NO ACTION/PROBE was ever ordered by Modi govt.
Instead, Solar Ind kept getting more govt. defense contracts.
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- Why did then-RM @nsitharaman never take cognizance of this report & order a probe?
- Why does Solar Ind/EEL continue to get crucial Indian defense technology & contracts despite being ISIS suppliers?
- Why are Nagpur BJP/RSS leaders close to this company's management?
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- Why does Solar Ind/EEL continue to get crucial Indian defense technology & contracts despite being ISIS suppliers?
- Why are Nagpur BJP/RSS leaders close to this company's management?
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It is a matter of immense shock and concern that a company with a documented link to terror group ISIS is being given access to crucial Indian defense tech & lucrative govt. defense contracts.
Why is Modi govt compromising our Armed Forces instead of probing this company?
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Why is Modi govt compromising our Armed Forces instead of probing this company?
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Source: Link to the EU-funded report by CAR on tracing arms and explosives used by ISIS in Iraq and Syria:
https://www.conflictarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Tracing_The_Supply_of_Components_Used_in_Islamic_State_IEDs.pdf
https://www.conflictarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Tracing_The_Supply_of_Components_Used_in_Islamic_State_IEDs.pdf
