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Rafale dogfight: Arun Jaitley, Rahul Gandhi trade charges over deal

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday wrote a Facebook blog, comprising 15 questions, challenging the Congress on accusations it has made on the Rafale deal

Rafale will give India 'unprecedented' combat advantage: IAF Vice Chief

Describing Rafale as a "beautiful" aircraft, Air Marshal S B Deo, the Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force(IAF), said those criticising the deal must understand the procurement norms

Here's how the IAF is quietly making preparations to welcome Rafale jets

A number of IAF teams have already visited France to help Dassault Aviation, incorporate India-specific enhancements on-board the fighter aircraft

Why is govt buying so few Rafale jets if they are cheaper, asks Chidambaram

The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had decided to buy 126 Rafale aircraft and entered into an agreement

Congress raises heat on Rafale deal, urges CAG to carry out forensic audit

The party also alleged that the government is "unforgivably guilty" of causing loss to the public exchequer worth Rs 410 billion in the purchase of 36 'Made in France' Rafale aircrafts

India has a worsening fighter plane gap; how should it manage it?

Will the controversy over Rafale further slow down the defence ministry's procurement process?

Dassault CEO Eric Trappier's claim expose Congress' lies on Rafale: BJP

The interview exposed all the lies of the Congress and its president, said Ravi Shankar Prasad

French Envoy to India says Pak pilots were not trained on Rafale jets

There were concerns in the Indian military establishment after the report by the US-based website

Rafale will provide IAF strategic deterrence edge: Defence Ministry

The delivery of the aircraft, capable of delivering nuclear warheads, is likely to begin from September this year

Kashmir should be settled bilaterally; no place for third party: Macron

He said that peace should be maintained in the region and peoples' rights should be protected

Indian defence team to review Rafale jet production during France visit

Sources also say the first Rafale fighter is expected to come a to India a few months earlier

Rafale deal: Air Force declines to share details

Replying to an RTI query, the Air Force said the details are held by it in the fiduciary capacity

Reliance Group rejects allegations, says its Rafale offsets just Rs 66 bn

Due to the rupee devaluation, the original Rs590 billion cost of the Rafale deal has already gone up to Rs 650 billion, but most calculations are working off the old figure

We are vigilant, fully prepared to deal with any contingency: IAF chief

The IAF chief also said induction of Rafale aircraft into the force will enhance combat capabilities of IAF over India's adversaries

Dassault in talks with India about more Rafale jets, says CEO

India ordered 36 Rafale fighter jets in 2016

Dassault to invest $116 mn in venture with Reliance Aerospace

DRAL will manufacture several components of the offset obligation connected to the purchase of 36 Rafale fighters from France

Congress, BJP trade charges over defence deals

New Delhi, 14 NovemberThe Congress party on Tuesday alleged that "a huge scam was brewing" in the procurement of the Dassault Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dismissed the allegations. It said the Congress party was scared at the prospect of its top leaders being questioned in the AgustaWestland helicopter "bribery scandal" soon and have raked up the Rafale deal as a "smokescreen".Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said the arms deal to purchase 36 Rafale fighter aircraft from French aircraft manufacturer Dassault is set to cause "insurmountable loss to the public exchequer". He said the arms deal smacked of "non-transparency and flagrant violation of mandatory provisions of the 'Defence Procurement Procedure'". The Congress leader demanded the Centre break its "conspiratorial silence" to clarify the "grave apprehensions" on the deal. He said the Centre renegotiated the deal in 2015, originally signed by the UPA2 government, ...

In pics: India gets first Rafale fighter jet

French planespotter JP Dewam has photographed the Rafale fighter jet that was handed over to the Indian Air Force a few days ago

Congress charges against Rafale deal, a disservice to forces: Sitharaman

Congress accused PM Narendra Modi of changing the "entire deal" to benefit a businessman

Defence minister Sitharaman issues 5-point rebuttal of Rafale accusations

The minister was unable to address media queries about how much the government was paying for 36 Rafales, compared to what the UPA government had negotiated