'The allegations are motivated and baseless. The government has bought the Rafale aircraft on better terms,' Sitharaman said
"Rafale is a classic example of inter-governmental agreement to help our air forces," said the Union Minister
Sitharaman also said that India was willing to consider BECA and had asked the US government for its text
In April 2011, the IAF ruled out four fighters, leaving only the Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale in the fray
The ministry statement indicated today that supplying details would reveal the Rafale's capabilities, compromising operational secrecy
Former Defence Minister AK Antony rubbishes Centre's claim of secrecy clause in the deal while Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad terms Rahul Gandhi's allegations "falsehood".
Congress list a series of questions for the government, including on the price, the secrecy surrounding the deal and government's silence on the issue
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech endorsed Defence Minister Sitharaman's claims, which contradicted the earlier replies of his Minister of State for Defence in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
Congress also alleges PMO connived in Choksi's escape
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that HAL is incapable of building the advanced Rafale fighter
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that no prime minister of India had been spoken of in a manner Gandhi did about Modi
Rahul: PM should come clean, form JPC to probe deal; Prasad: I can understand your pain
His attack came as part of a continued onslaught on the Modi government over Rafale deal
Congress alleged that the price of the jets being paid by the NDA govt is higher than what was finalised by the UPA govt
The opposition party has been accusing the government of choosing Reliance Defence over state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd to benefit the private firm
He also claimed that various defence ministers of the NDA government have been lying to protect Modi
Defence analyst Ajai Shukla has unpacked what the various statements on the deal mean and what it might cost the Indian taxpayer
Narendra Modi government has signed a deal with France based Dassault Aviation to purchase 36 Rafale jets
On Tuesday, at a solemn ceremony in Ambala, Dhanoa formally "resurrected" Number 17 Squadron, also known as the "Golden Arrows", which was retired from the active list five years ago
Arrangements have also been made for a traditional Indian Shastra Puja, or weapons' worship which forms part of Dussehra celebrations