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Modi’s ‘Out of Blue’ Decision to Buy 36 Rafale Pushed up Price by 41%, Says Report
18 Jan 2019
Opposition accuses Modi government of helping ‘crony businessmen’ at cost of national security, steps up demand for JPC probe in light of ‘new’ revelations.
Ravi Nair
Story on Rafale Deal: A Clarification
16 Jan 2019
While Newsclick is willing to accept that the Defense News report was wrong, and so also our story which used the Defence News report, we are skeptical of Dassault and French government claims.
Ravi Nair
EXCLUSIVE: French Order for 28 Rafale Gives Away What Modi Wants to Hide
15 Jan 2019
In 2016, the Modi government bought 36 Rafale aircraft for €7.87 billion. In 2019, France signed a €2 billion deal for 28 upgraded Rafale, at almost half the price. Any explanations, Mr Modi?
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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.
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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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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.
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No Graceful Options Before Supreme Court in Rafale Case
07 Jan 2019
Senior Advocate Dinesh Dwivedi tells Newsclick that the options before the country's apex court in the controversial Rafale case are limited and potentially damaging.
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.