Nirmala Sitharaman

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AIDF Calls for a 3-day Strike Against Privatisation and Closure of Defence Industry
18 Jan 2019
The defence employees’ federations have jointly given the strike call to protest against and resist the most dangerous and disastrous move of the Government of India; CITU extends Full support.
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HAL Deliberately Sidelined?
14 Jan 2019
Ananthapadmanabha, a former HAL employee opens his heart out on the disregard shown by the Modi government to all the hard work done by the 78-year-old defence PSU.
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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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: Many Questions Remain Unanswered
06 Jan 2019
Gautam Navlakha and D Raghunandan discuss the latest developments after the review petition was filed on January 2 by the three petitioners.
IANS
We Will Order Criminal Probe Into Rafale Deal if Voted to Power: Rahul Gandhi
04 Jan 2019
Debate in Lok Sabha on controversial Rafale deal gets noisy as Opposition steps up pressure for JPC.
Samarth Grover
Ministry of Defence Enduring Self-inflicted Abrasions
28 Dec 2018
This apparent ‘threat’ that alarms the MoD seems to be self-inflicted as a result of their recent policies which seem to have ridden roughshod over the established existing procedure.
Ravi Nair
Rafale Judgement Raises Serious Questions
14 Dec 2018
A number of things have been overlooked, including the CAG report not being shared with members of the Public Accounts Committee.
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Rafale Deal: ‘A Shocking and Disappointing Judgement’
14 Dec 2018
Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie, Prashant Bhushan - petitioners in the case seeking a court-monitored CBI probe -- say no CAG report on the deal has been submitted or examined.
Explainer: Is Rafale Deal India's Biggest Defence Scam Ever?
14 Dec 2018
In this explainer, we take you through a timeline of the Rafale deal through the years, and shed some light on the many unanswered questions and loopholes around what is being called India's biggest…