Overview
- The Ministry of External Affairs’ fact-check unit said the circulating letter attributed to S. Jaishankar is fake and urged users to stay alert to disinformation.
- The document purported to be dated November 26, 2025 and addressed to French ambassador Thierry Mathou, referencing leaked communications about the Rafale naval aircraft timeline.
- The ministry posted screenshots of the claims on X, identifying an account called Discourse Lab as one of the amplifiers of the false letter.
- No authenticated new Rafale documents have surfaced, and both the government and Dassault Aviation continue to stand by the 2016 procurement and its processes.
- Some Indian outlets linked the post to Pakistan-backed propaganda operations, a characterization reported by media but not confirmed by official sources.