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Never Had Doubts About PM's Decision On Rafale, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that the number of fighter jets required by the Air Force changes from time to time, and the situation was different in 2001 when India decided to purchase 126 aircraft. One of the questions raised by the Congress about the Rafale deal is why the Narendra Modi government decided to buy only 36 ai...
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Clarify On Rafale Or People Will Say "Chowkidaar Chor Hai": Shatrughan Sinha
BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday stepped up his attack on the centre overthe controversial Rafale fighter jet deal and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must answer a few questions else he will have to hear "chowkidaar chor hai (the watchman is a thief)".
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"Fudged Arithmetic": Arun Jaitley Dismisses Report On Rafale Deal Price Escalation
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday dismissed an investigative piece by The Hindu newspaper that claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to buy 36 fighter jets instead of 126 raised the price of each aircraft by over 41 per cent, and said the report is based on "fudged arithmetic".
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"Dassault Laughed All Way To Bank": P Chidambaram's Dig On Rafale Deal
The Rafale jet deal negotiated by the BJP-led government in 2015 was a windfall for French aircraft-maker Dassault, Congress leader P Chidambaram said today, citing an investigative piece by the Hindu newspaper that said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to buy 36 fighter jets instead of 126 - negotiated by the Congress-led government - raise...
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10 Points From Nirmala Sitharaman's Reply On Rafale Debate In Parliament
The firestorm over the Rafale fighter jet deal is far from over. In a heated debate in parliament on Friday, punctuated by questions and accusations from the opposition, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave an extensive response that lasted for more than two hours. Attacking the Congress for questioning her and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's in...
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On Rafale Deal, Congress' 11 Questions To PM Modi
Central government's decision to buy 36 jets instead of 126 is a big compromise with the security of the nation and the Central government has not given any reason for the same in the Supreme Court.
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Air Force Chief Justifies Government's Decision To Buy 36 Rafale Jets
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa today strongly defended the government's decision to procure only 36 Rafale fighter jets against the original proposal of 126 aircraft, saying there have been similar "emergency" acquisitions in the past.
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Why Buying Only 36 Rafale Jets When 126 Required, Asks Congress
The Congress has asked the Narendra Modi government why it inked a deal with France's Dassault Aviation to buy just 36 aircraft when 126 fighter jets were required.
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There Was No Rafale Deal Under UPA: Defence Ministry Sources
The original deal to procure 126 fighter jets could not go through during the UPA rule despite reaching the final stage as the then defence minister A K Antony felt there was something wrong in the process and asked for a review, defence ministry sources claimed.
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Defence Minister's Statement On Rafale Deal Raises More Questions: Sitaram Yechury
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury today said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement on the Rafale jet fighter deal has raised more questions than answers. He said he wanted to know why comparative prices between the earlier scrapped deal for 126 fighter jets and the present one for 36 aircraft had not been shared
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Never Had Doubts About PM's Decision On Rafale, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that the number of fighter jets required by the Air Force changes from time to time, and the situation was different in 2001 when India decided to purchase 126 aircraft. One of the questions raised by the Congress about the Rafale deal is why the Narendra Modi government decided to buy only 36 ai...
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Clarify On Rafale Or People Will Say "Chowkidaar Chor Hai": Shatrughan Sinha
BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday stepped up his attack on the centre overthe controversial Rafale fighter jet deal and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must answer a few questions else he will have to hear "chowkidaar chor hai (the watchman is a thief)".
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"Fudged Arithmetic": Arun Jaitley Dismisses Report On Rafale Deal Price Escalation
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday dismissed an investigative piece by The Hindu newspaper that claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to buy 36 fighter jets instead of 126 raised the price of each aircraft by over 41 per cent, and said the report is based on "fudged arithmetic".
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"Dassault Laughed All Way To Bank": P Chidambaram's Dig On Rafale Deal
The Rafale jet deal negotiated by the BJP-led government in 2015 was a windfall for French aircraft-maker Dassault, Congress leader P Chidambaram said today, citing an investigative piece by the Hindu newspaper that said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to buy 36 fighter jets instead of 126 - negotiated by the Congress-led government - raise...
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10 Points From Nirmala Sitharaman's Reply On Rafale Debate In Parliament
The firestorm over the Rafale fighter jet deal is far from over. In a heated debate in parliament on Friday, punctuated by questions and accusations from the opposition, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave an extensive response that lasted for more than two hours. Attacking the Congress for questioning her and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's in...
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On Rafale Deal, Congress' 11 Questions To PM Modi
Central government's decision to buy 36 jets instead of 126 is a big compromise with the security of the nation and the Central government has not given any reason for the same in the Supreme Court.
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Air Force Chief Justifies Government's Decision To Buy 36 Rafale Jets
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa today strongly defended the government's decision to procure only 36 Rafale fighter jets against the original proposal of 126 aircraft, saying there have been similar "emergency" acquisitions in the past.
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Why Buying Only 36 Rafale Jets When 126 Required, Asks Congress
The Congress has asked the Narendra Modi government why it inked a deal with France's Dassault Aviation to buy just 36 aircraft when 126 fighter jets were required.
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There Was No Rafale Deal Under UPA: Defence Ministry Sources
The original deal to procure 126 fighter jets could not go through during the UPA rule despite reaching the final stage as the then defence minister A K Antony felt there was something wrong in the process and asked for a review, defence ministry sources claimed.
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Defence Minister's Statement On Rafale Deal Raises More Questions: Sitaram Yechury
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury today said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement on the Rafale jet fighter deal has raised more questions than answers. He said he wanted to know why comparative prices between the earlier scrapped deal for 126 fighter jets and the present one for 36 aircraft had not been shared
