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Ready to provide additional Rafale jets if India requires, says French defence minister
•Florence Parly Parly, who is on a visit to India, made the comment at a think-tank ahead of her wide-ranging talks with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Rafale 'kickback' controversy: How jet deal exposes the dirty hands of Congress
Sanju Verma •There are umpteen reports in the public domain which suggest in no uncertain terms that it is just not the Congress but it is the very Congress culture that is most decadent. For decades the party made the defence sector a den of brokers and middlemen
French journal Mediapart makes fresh claims of kickbacks in Rafale deal
•Rafale manufacturer Dassault Aviation and India's defence ministry have previously trashed allegations of any corruption in the contract
France probe of Rafale deal reignites political row in India; from Rahul Gandhi to Sambit Patra, what politicos said
Fp Staff •The development has prompted Opposition parties and critics, who had earlier alleged wrongdoing in the 59,000-crore defence deal, have begun to target the Union government again
Congress demands JPC probe into Rafale deal, urges Narendra Modi to order it
•The Congress' demand for JPC probe came after France's NPF appointed a judge to probe alleged "corruption and favouritism" in the Rs 59,000 crore Rafale fighter jet deal with India
Dassault Rafale deal: France's PNF appoints judge to probe 'corruption' in sale of 36 fighter jets to India
•The PNF had intially refused to investigate the sale of Dassault's Rafale jets, prompting French investigative website Mediapart to accuse it and the French Anti-corruption Agency of "burying" suspicions surrounding the September 2016 deal
Rafale, Dassault and beyond: The travesty of defence procurement in India, as explained by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Greeshma Kuthar •We have a DPP which can make all the defence PSUs almost redundant, choose any corporation – like mine – for any contract and nobody would even know I am the one behind the biggest contract in the country because the DPP gives me that confidentiality? All in the interest of the country, of course?
No financial guarantees, weak legal recourse: CAG's Rafale report shows little options if contract breached
Greeshma Kuthar •The CAG report tabled in Parliament confirms that the Cabinet Committee on Security headed by Narendra Modi approved the Rafale deal even though France and Dassault Aviation had both refused to furnish bank guarantees or sovereign guarantees.
CAG says offset obligations under Rafale deal yet to be fulfilled; 'opening can of worms?' asks Congress' P Chidambaram
Fp Staff •The Dassault Aviation is the manufacturer of the Rafale jets while MBDA supplied the missile systems for the aircraft
Rahul Gandhi attacks govt over Rafale deal; BJP hits back, says Congress leader welcome to fight 2024 election on it
•Rahul Gandhi claimed 'money was stolen from the Indian exchequer in Rafale' and also quoted Mahatma Gandhi