'Economic war' led to Scorpene submarine data leak? Story in 5 points

File photo of Indian Navy's Scorpene submarine INS Kalvari being escorted by tugboats as it arrives at Mazagon Docks Ltd, a naval vessel ship building yard, in Mumbai, October 29, 2015. Reuters/File

» Sensitive documents detailing technical and stealth capabilities of India's Scorpene submarines, designed by French shipbuilder DCNS, leaked

» The leaked data, running to 22,400 pages, reportedly contains highly classified information on 6 submarines, and tells crew where on the boat they can speak safely to avoid detection by the enemy

» Calling it a case of hacking, defense minister Manohar Parrikar said that he does not suspect it to be a 100 percent leak

» The Scorpene submarines are being built at a state-run shipyard in Mumbai in collaboration with DCNS

» DCNS says cannot rule out the possibility that the leak was part of an 'economic war' by competitors in Australian, other submarine tenders