Piyush Goyal said the govt was not concerned with who Dassault gave the offset contract to
Sitharaman held wide-ranging talks with her French counterpart Florence Parly on ways to deepen the strategic and defence cooperation between the two countries
Our joint venture with Reliance has 10% of offset in Rafale deal: Dassault CEO
Official sources said the two defence ministers held a one-on-one meeting followed by delegation level talks
The Modi government has insisted it had no role in Dassault's choice of Reliance Defence
The deal has faced scrutiny both on the price and the decision to choose billionaire Anil Ambani's Reliance as a local partner with no aeronautical expertise
Rahul Gandhi described Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's trip to France as part of a 'huge cover-up' by the government
Mediapart, a French news website, says it has accessed an internal document from Dassault which states that partnering Anil Ambani's defence firm was a quid pro quo to Delhi for winning a €7.8-bn
Gandhi will also take part in a rally being organsied in Bengaluru on the fighter aircraft deal
The SC has asked for the details to be submitted in three separate sealed covers on or before October 29
The Opposition led by the Congress has been accusing the government of benefiting Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence Ltd. from the Rafale deaL
Stops short of issuing notice to govt, says it would not go into the pricing and suitability of the deal
SC order on Rafale doesn't address key issues
The apex court, however, made it clear it does not want information on pricing and technical details of the deal with France
The top court had adjourned to October 10 the hearing on the plea filed by lawyer M L Sharma seeking a stay on the Rafale fighter jet deal between India and France
A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph would hear the PIL filed by lawyer Vineet Dhanda
The Opposition campaign on Rafale has many limitations - no V P Singh, no smoking gun, no story, no slogan
Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa called the Rafale a 'game changer' and claimed the contract was a 'very good package'
The IAF chief added the Rafale was good aircraft and that it would be a game-changer when it comes to subcontinent
It was the Congress which did not buttress the Defence public sector unit, says Sitharaman