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‘HAL Ranks Higher Than France’s Dassault in Defence Market Presence’
13 Jan 2019
The Rafale deal helped the French aircraft manufacturer make it through rough financial weather. Meanwhile, the Modi government continues to run down India’s state-run premier defence manufacturer.
D. Raghunandan
Sitharaman on HAL & Rafale: Misdirection and Alternative Facts
11 Jan 2019
Raksha Mantri Nirmala Sitharaman’s long and tortured statements in the Lok Sabha on January 4 and 7, 2019, during the debate on the Rafale scandal followed the pattern of the government’s and her o
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HAL Employees Accuse Govt of Conspiring to 'Bleed and Shut' Firm
10 Jan 2019
At a press conference in Delhi, the employees also demanded the contract for making the remaining 90 Rafale aircraft under the Transfer of Technology route.
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Daily Round Up 20 - 2 Day Nationwide Strike, HAL Chairman's Statement, SC Order on Alok Verma & More
08 Jan 2019
Newsclick's daily roundup brings news that is important but not so trending.
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Defence Analysts Call Out Sitharaman's "Clarification"
08 Jan 2019
The defence minister had re-emphasised in the Parliament on January 7 that her statement on HAL’s orders was not false and the government was supporting the PSU.
Gautam Navlakha
Rafale Deal: National Security Cannot Prevent Pursuit of Truth
21 Dec 2018
There are far too many questions which the BJP government’s national security ‘mantra’ cannot answer.
Gautam Navlakha
Supreme Court Verdict on Rafale & Questions that Remain Unanswered
14 Dec 2018
In light of the recent order by the Supreme Court, rejecting all pleas seeking court monitored investigation into the Rafale Deal, defence analyst D. Raghunandan and talks to Gautam Navlakha about…
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Rafale Deal: We Need Answers to These Questions, Mr. Modi?
14 Dec 2018
The petitions filed have all been dismissed, but the controversy over Narendra Modi government's decision to buy only 36 Rafale aircraft from France will not go away so easily.
Gautam Navlakha
Rafale Deal: Did the Government Ignore HAL?
04 Dec 2018
A lot has been said about the in-capabilities of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in the past few days. How true are these allegations?
D. Raghunandan
Some Clarity Peeping Out of Rafale Haze?
08 Nov 2018
Dassault CEO Eric Trappier’s recent interview to a financial daily nails many of the Modi government’s falsehoods.