If no other fighter manufacturer makes a surprise appearance before July 6, the IAF will find itself conducting what aerospace industry experts disparage as MMRCA 2.0
Rejects argument that Rafale now costs more because of 'enhancements'
The Congress has been targeting the government over the selection of Reliance Defence as an offset partner for Dassault
Congress party has escalated its campaign against the Modi government over the Rafale deal in recent week
Gandhi's attack came two days after the Supreme Court quashed the government's unprecedented 'overnight' order issued in October last, stripping Verma of his powers and sending him on leave
Ambani in the letter expressed "deep anguish over continued personal attacks by Rahul Gandhi on him"
Singh is on a three-day visit to Paris, primarily to receive the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets
Prasad said Reliance and Dassault had entered into agreement as early as 2012 when UPA was in power
The meeting was called to ratify the appointment of P S Sreedharan Pillai as the party's new state chief
The Reliance statement also said that the Indian Government, French government, Dassault and Reliance have clarified on multiple occasions that there is no offset contract for Rs 300 bn to Reliance
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A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had on May 10 reserved its verdict on the pleas seeking review of the December 14 last year judgement in the Rafale case
BJP leaders may adopt whatever fashion they want, but they should work as the 'watchman' of the law, says Mayawati
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said four applications or petitions have been filed in the Rafale matter and one of them is still lying with the registry on account of defect
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It's very very "historical cooperation" between India and France, said Ambassador of France to India Alexandre Ziegler
His comments come in the wake of Trappier's remarks in an interview to an Indian media outlet, rubbishing Congress President Rahul Gandhi's charges of "lying"
The Congress party claims Dassault was pressurised by the government to do away with HAL as strategic offset partner
The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that as many as 74 meetings of the Indian Negotiating Team (INT) took place, including 26 with the French side, from May 2015 to April 2016 on the Rafale deal. INT was constituted to negotiate the terms and conditions of the procurement of 36 Rafale aircraft. The INT was headed by the Deputy Chief of Air Staff (DCAS) of IAF and comprised of the Joint Secretary & Acquisition Manager (Air); Joint Secretary (Defence Offset Management Wing); Joint Secretary & Additional Financial Advisor; Finance Manager (Air); Advisor (Cost) and Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Plans) as members from Indian Government side. The French side was headed by the Director General of Armament (DGA), Ministry of Defense, Government of France, it said. "Negotiations between INT and the French side started in May 2015 and continued up to April 2016. A total of 74 meetings, which included 48 internal INT meetings and 26 external INT meetings with French side were ...
The Congress chief said it defied logic why Dassault would buy stakes in a loss-making company, and alleged the Dassault CEO was 'protecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi'