Nirmala Sitharaman On Rafale Deal

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said there was a "motivated propaganda" behind questioning the Rafale fighter jet deal and demanded that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi apologise to the nation for misleading people on the issue.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the offset contract of Rafale fighter jet deal will help train and skill youth in India, and no money was given to any ''bhai''.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit back at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today over his comments hailing the Supreme Court order on Rafale deal that's seen as a setback to the government.

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...

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today launched an all-out attack on the Congress and dismissed as "selective journalism" a news report by The Hindu that said the defence ministry objected to the "parallel negotiations" by the Prime Minister's Office into the Rafale deal.

A news report on an internal note of the defence ministry - which recorded its objections to "parallel negotiations" by the Prime Minister's Office into the multi-billion dollar deal for Rafale fighter jets -- triggered a huge political row today. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said the report by The Hindu established that the PMO was directly involve...

The Defence Ministry expressed its strong reservations to "parallel negotiations" by the Prime Minister's Office with France on the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighet jet deal, according to a 2015 note accessed by The Hindu.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today rejected the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to look into the Rafale jet deal, saying it is unlike the 2G Spectrum or Bofors issues where aspects like the money trail surfaced.

The Congress on Sunday launched a fresh attack on the centre over allegations of wrongdoing in the Rafale jet deal, after Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in an event warned against getting caught in the crossfire of corporate rivalry.

Accusing the opposition of spreading misinformation about the Rafale deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today that she wondered whether they were becoming pawns in corporate rivalry and whether the procurement of 36 fighter jets was being "sabotaged."

Rahul Gandhi stood by his controversial remarks earlier this week targeting Defence Minister and Prime Miister Narendra Modi on the Rafale deal. The Congress president said he would have made similar comments had a man been there in place of Ms Sitharaman.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi is facing a lot of flak after a sexist comment targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the Rafale deal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused Congress president Rahul Gandhi of insulting "India's first woman defence minister" Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rafale controversy. Rahul Gandhi had said that the prime minister "got a woman to defend him" in parliament instead of confronting the debate on the fighter jet deal that is at the core of a...

After sparring on twitter with Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today emphasized in parliament that her statement on orders worth Rs 1 lakh crore for state-run defence manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited was not false, as the Congress chief alleges.

A day after a heated debate on the Rafale deal in Parliament, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of not answering his two questions and urged all Indians to pose these to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said there was a "motivated propaganda" behind questioning the Rafale fighter jet deal and demanded that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi apologise to the nation for misleading people on the issue.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the offset contract of Rafale fighter jet deal will help train and skill youth in India, and no money was given to any ''bhai''.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit back at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today over his comments hailing the Supreme Court order on Rafale deal that's seen as a setback to the government.

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...

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today launched an all-out attack on the Congress and dismissed as "selective journalism" a news report by The Hindu that said the defence ministry objected to the "parallel negotiations" by the Prime Minister's Office into the Rafale deal.

A news report on an internal note of the defence ministry - which recorded its objections to "parallel negotiations" by the Prime Minister's Office into the multi-billion dollar deal for Rafale fighter jets -- triggered a huge political row today. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said the report by The Hindu established that the PMO was directly involve...

The Defence Ministry expressed its strong reservations to "parallel negotiations" by the Prime Minister's Office with France on the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighet jet deal, according to a 2015 note accessed by The Hindu.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today rejected the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to look into the Rafale jet deal, saying it is unlike the 2G Spectrum or Bofors issues where aspects like the money trail surfaced.

The Congress on Sunday launched a fresh attack on the centre over allegations of wrongdoing in the Rafale jet deal, after Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in an event warned against getting caught in the crossfire of corporate rivalry.

Accusing the opposition of spreading misinformation about the Rafale deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today that she wondered whether they were becoming pawns in corporate rivalry and whether the procurement of 36 fighter jets was being "sabotaged."

Rahul Gandhi stood by his controversial remarks earlier this week targeting Defence Minister and Prime Miister Narendra Modi on the Rafale deal. The Congress president said he would have made similar comments had a man been there in place of Ms Sitharaman.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi is facing a lot of flak after a sexist comment targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the Rafale deal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused Congress president Rahul Gandhi of insulting "India's first woman defence minister" Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rafale controversy. Rahul Gandhi had said that the prime minister "got a woman to defend him" in parliament instead of confronting the debate on the fighter jet deal that is at the core of a...

After sparring on twitter with Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today emphasized in parliament that her statement on orders worth Rs 1 lakh crore for state-run defence manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited was not false, as the Congress chief alleges.

A day after a heated debate on the Rafale deal in Parliament, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of not answering his two questions and urged all Indians to pose these to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers.