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'Nobody will get any information from us on source of Rafale documents': N Ram weighs in on The Hindu 'stolen document' controversy

On 8 February, Ram wrote in The Hindu that the defence ministry raised strong objections to "parallel discussions" conducted by the PMO (Prime Minister's Office) during the negotiations over the Rs 59,000 crore Rafale deal between India and France

Note on PMO interference in Rafale deal 'not doctored', says The Hindu; claims two versions differ on dates

The Hindu on Monday defended its report on the Rafale deal, which had claimed that the defence ministry in 2015 had objected to "parallel discussions" held by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) during the negotiations over the deal for 36 fighter jets with France.

CAG report on Rafale responds to suspicions raised by Hindu report, says 'non-firm-and-fixed' pricing favourable for govt

The CAG report on Rafale has perhaps answered the two important questions raised by The Hindu report which cited an eight-page dissent note by three members of the Indian Negotiating Team (INT) which had concluded that the NDA deal was not on better terms than the UPA deal and there was no faster delivery schedule than the deal negotiated under the UPA regime.

Narendra Modi's Rafale deal not better than Manmohan Singh's, claims newspaper report citing expert finding

The Rafale deal struck by the Narendra Modi government was not "was not on better terms than the offer made by Dassault Aviation to the UPA government for 126 Rafale jets", The Hindu reported. The Hindu has released another report, third one in less than a week, over the controversial Rafale deal.

Sitharaman claims PMO only made 'periodic enquiries' into Rafale talks, but Parrikar's note proves otherwise

The Hindu's report on the Rafale deal has unsurprisingly raised the political temperature, and there is no question that the BJP-led Central government is furiously back-pedalling now.

Don't need certificate from Nirmala Sitharaman, says The Hindu group editor N Ram; alleges big 'cover up' in Rafale deal

Chairman of The Hindu Group N Ram, who wrote about the then Defence Secretary Mohan Kumar's dissent note on Rafale fighter jet deal negotiation issue, said on Friday that the government was trying to "cover up" on the matter and asserted that he does not require any certificate from Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman about his ethics of journalism.

Rafale row: Manish Tewari tweets 'page one' of dissent note, highlights MoD claim that Indian position was 'weakened' by PMO

Congress leader Manish Tewari on Saturday published on Twitter what is allegedly the first page of the dissent note that the defence ministry had sent in 2015 to the Prime Minister's Office, expressing reservations to the latter holding "parallel discussions" in negotiating the Rafale fighter jets deal with France.

Rafale dissent letter concerned only sovereign guarantee, says G Mohan Kumar: What is this assurance and why is it key to deal?

In the light of the controversy erupting after a report on The Hindu revealed that the defence ministry had opposed the involvement of the Prime Minister's Office in negotiating the Rafale deal with France, then Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar said on Friday that the ministry had only issued a dissent note over the sovereign guarantee aspect of the negotiations.

Narendra Modi's 'Mahamilawati' attack in Parliament sets terms of debate for LS polls, rebuffs Congress on Rafale

Narendra Modi took each criticism against his government and his style of functioning and presented a point-by-point rebuttal.

'Full' note on Rafale negotiations shows Manohar Parrikar asked defence secretary to solve interference issue with PMO

The report on the Rafale deal on The Hindu, armed with which Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had organised a press conference slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appears to have produced an internal communication between the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the Defence Ministry only in part.