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Rafale deal: Dassault CEO Eric Trappier says Indian govt didn't force company to choose Reliance as partner
Fp Staff • 6 years agoDassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier said the company chose Reliance Defence as its partner for the Rafale deal as it had land near the airport on the outskirts of Nagpur, where they could set up a production facility.
Rafale row: Dassault unions' documents put up by French aviation blog threaten to spark fresh controversy
Fp Staff • 6 years agoNew document published by a French aviation website may raise new questions on Dassault Aviations stand that it freely chose India’s Reliance Group as offset partner in the Rafale deal.
Rafale row: Congress alleges Narendra Modi's direct involvement in deal, says PM has 'much to hide'
• 6 years agoClaiming that the Rafale deal was the biggest scam in the history of the country, Congress reiterated demand for setting up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to look into it.
Rafale row: As Rahul Gandhi's search for scam takes him to HAL, two reports reveal how Congress ignored reforms in PSU
Yatishyadav • 6 years agoRahul Gandhi should ask former defence minister AK Antony about the two HAL reports of 2010 and 2012 before formulating his strategy of involving the defence company in his arduous search for a 'scam' in Rafale deal
Rafale row: 'Explosive' documents raze Rahul Gandhi’s claims, only reinforce Modi government’s stand
Sreemoy Talukdar • 7 years agoCongress president Rahul Gandhi doesn’t believe in responsible politics and has little regard for facts or data.
Nirmala Sitharaman visits Rafale manufacturing facility in France, seeks updates from Dassault Aviation officials
• 7 years agoNirmala Sitharaman arrived in Paris Thursday on a three-day visit in the midst of a massive controversy over the procurement of 36 Rafale jets under a Rs 58,000 crore government-to-government deal between India and France.
Rafale deal: Joint venture with Reliance Group represents just 10% of offset, says Dassault CEO Eric Trappier
• 7 years agoDassault Aviation's joint venture with Reliance represents around 10 percent of the offset investments under the Rafale jet deal, Dassault CEO Eric Trappier told AFP, informing that the company is in talks with about 100 Indian firms, including around 30 with which it has already confirmed partnerships
Amid Rafale controversy, manufacturer Dassault Aviation releases statement, says it 'freely chose to partner with Reliance Group'
Fp Staff • 7 years agoAmidst the Rafale fighter jet deal controversy in India, Dassault Aviation, the company manufacturing the aircraft has come out with an official statement clarifying on the pact with the Indian government.
Internal Dassault document reveals Rafale offset deal was a 'trade-off', 'imperative and obligatory', claims Shashi Tharoor, citing French media reports
Fp Staff • 7 years agoTharoor's tweet came when the Congress continued targetting Modi government over Rafale deal. The party accused the Centre on Wednesday of "manipulating" the process of Rafale fighter jet agreement by "punishing" bureaucrats who raised objections to the deal and rewarding "obliging officials".
Rafale row: Nirmala Sitharaman’s visit to France, spate of media interviews indicate govt’s resolve to win battle of perception
Sreemoy Talukdar • 7 years agoNirmala Sitharaman’s visit to France amid the huge political row is aimed at reinforcing the perception that the government has nothing to be defensive about on this issue.