Vipin Khanna

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Vipin Khanna
BornDecember 14, 1930
Lahore, Punjab Province, British India.
DiedNovember 7, 2019(2019-11-07) (aged 88)
New Delhi, India
CitizenshipIndian
OccupationArmy officer and businessman
Spouse(s)Naginder Kumari Khanna
ChildrenVineeta, Navin, Arvind and Aditya
RelativesRandhir Singh (son-in-law)
Military career
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1950-1965[1]
RankMajor of the Indian Army Major[2]
UnitFlag of Brigade of Guards (India) Brigade of The Guards[3]

Vipin Kumar Khanna (December 14, 1930 – November 7, 2019) was an Indian businessman and a retired officer of the Indian Army. After resigning from the army, he became a Non-resident Indian (NRI) businessman who was based in London, the United Kingdom.[4][5][6] Khanna had business interests in the arms trade, aerospace, commodity trading, restaurants and hospitality industries.[7][8][9] During his career, Khanna's name appeared in several controversies that were related to his businesses and his family, however investigations into him and his family members proved no wrongdoing.[10][11][12]

Early life and military career[]

Khanna was born in Lahore, Punjab Province, British India. During the partition of India, Khanna and his family migrated to Delhi, India. In 1950, Khanna joined the Indian Army after graduating from the National Defence Academy, which at the time was known as the Joint Services Wing, and was part of the Indian Military Academy, in Dehradun.[13][14] He was commissioned into the Brigade of the Guards.[15] During his time in the army, Khanna was part of the Indian contingent of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF), which was formed in the aftermath of the Suez Crisis and was deployed to Egypt.[16] He eventually rose to the rank of Major, before voluntraily resigning from the Army in 1965.[13] After resigning from the army, Khanna started his business career.

Business career[]

In his business career, Khanna formed numerous companies, such as Dynamic Sales Services International Ltd, TSL Defence Technologies Ltd, FiNoble Advisors Ltd, Clan Morgan Holdings Ltd, Hamadan Exports, Indrus Trading Ltd and Pipal Software.[17][18] Khanna was a Non-resident Indian businessman, who was based out of London, the United Kingdom.[4][19][20] Khanna also had a base in New Delhi, India.[21]

Khanna started his business career in the 1960's and his first businesses were focused on the import and export of commodities, which were done by his company, Dynamic Sales Services International Pvt Ltd (DSSI).[22] In the 1960's, DSSI began importing brass strips, bronze wires, speciality steel products, machinery, machine tools, taper roller bearings and oils, and exporting semi-precious stones, silver jewellery and textiles.[23] In 1971, the company also started importing newsprint from Canada to India.[22] In the 1970's, Khanna through his company DSSI, also developed business relations with companies in the United States, and officials from the U.S Embassy, representatives from both the Unites States Department of Commerce and the United States Department of State would regularly meet and communicate with him.[24][25][26] DSSI's import-export business expanded to include the metals and minerals, fertilizers, agricultural commodities, ship broking, engineering support and oil & gas sectors.[27] The company facilitated the import of products, equipment and components from foreign companies, among which were BHP, Cargill and Mobil, before their merger with Exxon.[28][29] These imports were for Indian Public Sector Undertakings, one of which was Oil & Natural Gas Corporation.[29] DSSI also facilitated both the import and export for companies, which included Louis Dreyfus, Tate & Lyle, National Aluminium Company and Steel Authority of India Limited.[28][30][31] By 2002, DSSI was a diversified business group and the company's annual sales exceeded $800 million.[32]

Khanna later started businesses in other sectors. Khanna entered the defence and arms industry.[33][34] Khanna also had a joint venture with Allied Domecq, through which he brought the whiskey brands, Teacher's and Old Smuggler to India, and helped establish them in the Indian market.[35][36] His company Clan Morgan owned 26% of the joint venture with Allied Domecq.[37] In 1995, Khanna and his son Aditya Khanna founded Tamarind, a restaurant in London.[38][39] Tamarind is an Indian restaurant in Mayfair, and in 2001, became the first Indian restaurant to win a michelin star in the United Kingdom.[40][41] Later, Khanna and Aditya founded Imli, a restaurant in Soho, London, which has since rebranded and is now known as Tamarind Kitchen.[42][43] Khanna and Aditya also founded FiNoble Advisors, which was an investment bank that had offices in New York, London and New Delhi.[18] FiNoble Advisors focused on international middle-market companies and financial institutions that were trying to enter the Indian market, and provided mergers and acquisitions advice to Indian companies that were looking for acquisitions in the United States and Europe.[18][44]

Over the course of his career, Khanna was known to be influential and connected.[45][46][47] During the 1970's, Khanna developed connections within the Government of India and the Indian Bureaucracy.[48][49] This included a relationship with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, members of various ministerial committees and the executives of the Indian Government owned Steel Authority of India Limited.[48][49]

Khanna was also connected to diplomacy. In 1985, during a visit to India, United States Senator Richard Lugar met with Khanna, and other prominent Indian figures, to examine U.S foreign policy in India and South Asia.[50] From 1996 to 2005, Khanna served as the Honorary Consul of Luxembourg in New Delhi.[51]

Controversies[]

Arms deals[]

Khanna and his family are allegedly one of the biggest and most powerful arms dealers India.[52] Khanna was rumored to be one of the 3 largest defence lobbyists in India, along with Sudhir Choudhrie and Suresh Nanda.[53][54][55] Defence lobbyists in India, also known as arms agents or middlemen, are allegedly involved in every stage of arms procurement and are allegedly instrumental in any large defence deal getting approved.[53][56] Allegedly, the arms agents or middlemen can guide defence deals through the procurement process due to their connections within the Indian Bureaucracy, and their alleged ability to pay large commissions to various politicians, active and retired military officials, and bureaucrats that are involved in the defence procurement processes.[53][56]

Khanna has been linked to various arms deals in India. However, investigative agencies have not been able to prove any of the allegations that have been levelled against him.[57]

In 2001 Israel Aerospace Industries and the Indian Navy signed a contract for the sale of Barak Missiles, this deal included the sale of 7 Barak Anti Missile Defense Systems and 200 missiles.[58][59] The corruption allegations in the missile deal caused the Barak Missile scandal, and this resulted in the resignation of George Fernandes, the Minister of Defence.[60] During the investigations into the scandal, the Central Bureau of Investigation filed a charge sheet on Khanna for allegedly receiving huge kickbacks for securing the contract for Israel, and the CBI also confiscated his passport.[61] The CBI stated that Khanna is a very influential and highly connected person, who is powerful both in India and internationally.[61] The CBI further claimed that due to these reasons, releasing Khanna's passport would adversely impact the investigation into him.[61] The case against Khanna was eventually closed due to lack of evidence.[57][62]

Another arms deal that Khanna was accused for involved the sale of 1,200 anti-material rifles, made by South African arms firm Denel, to India.[63] The initial findings by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate were that Khanna used an offshore company by the name of Varas Associates to receive commissions of a tune of 12.75 percent to secure the contract.[64] By the time the investigation was complete, both the CBI and ED had to drop the case due to lack of lack of evidence.[65][57]

In 2016 the CBI launched a probe into the purchase of 3 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer.[66][67] Khanna was accused of swinging the deal in favor of the company by influencing the Indian Airforce and the Defence Research Development Organization.[68] In the FIR, it was mentioned that Khanna used an offshore company by the name of Interdev Pte Ltd to channel payments from Embraer into India.[69]

Securency[]

In 2007, the Reserve Bank of Australia subsidiary, Securency was involved in bribing overseas officials so that Australia could win lucrative polymer note-printing contracts.[70] It was reported that the previous Austrade regional director for Asia, David Twine, met Indian arms dealer Vipin Khanna, to discuss work for Securency and to help them secure government related contracts.[71][72]

Personal life[]

Khanna was married to Naginder Kumari, daughter of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.[73][74] Naginder was also the paternal aunt of Amarinder Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab.[75][76] Vipin and Naginder had four children; Vineeta, Navin, Arvind and Aditya.[77]

Vineeta is married to Randhir Singh, who is a former Olympic-level shooter, former International Olympic Committee member and sports administrator.[78][79] Navin is a businessman, who took control of his father's DSSI and commodity import-export related businesses.[80] Arvind is a politician and businessman. Arvind is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and has been elected twice to the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[81][82][83] Arvind allegedly took control of his father's arms and defence business interests.[84][85] Aditya is a NRI businessman based in London, and took control of his father's London business interests in restaurants, consulting and financial services.[86][87][88]

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