Category:Bofors scandal
Articles relating to the Bofors scandal, a major weapons-contract political scandal that occurred between India and Sweden during the 1980s and 1990s, initiated by Indian National Congress politicians and implicating the Indian prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, and several other members of the Indian and Swedish governments, who were accused of receiving kickbacks from Bofors AB, an arms manufacturer principally financed by the Wallenberg family's Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, for winning a bid to supply to India their 155 mm field howitzer. On 16 April 1987, a Swedish radio station broke out a story based on a whistleblower in the Swedish police, alleging that the reputed Swedish artillery manufacturer Bofors had paid kickbacks to people in several countries, including Sweden and India, to secure a ₹15 billion (equivalent to ₹200 billion or US$2.4 billion in 2023) contract.
Pages in category "Bofors scandal"
The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
- 1987 scandals
- 1987 in India
- 1987 in Sweden
- 1987 in international relations
- 1980s in Indian politics
- Bofors
- Bribery scandals
- Confidence tricks
- Corruption in defence procurement in India
- Cover-ups
- Criminal investigation
- History of the Republic of India
- India–Sweden relations
- Political corruption in India
- Indian military scandals
- Political scandals in Sweden
- Rajiv Gandhi administration
- Weapons trade