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Topic: Bofors scandal

Bofors story isn’t over. Boxes of secret Swiss documents remain unopened: Chitra Subramaniam

The Bofors howitzers played a key role in India’s Kargil victory. While the performance of the gun was not in question, Chitra Subramaniam said the scam did bring down the Army’s morale.

Trick or retreat: There’s a grand deception behind Indian military shortfalls, and in this column

It is fashionable to curse Rajiv Gandhi for Bofors and more, but the truth is that 1985-89 was the only period in our history when weapons acquisitions were proactive and futuristic.

CBI sends judicial request to US in decades-old Rs 64 cr Bofors case, seeks info from pvt detective

The CBI had also sought information from the US authorities in November 2023, December 2023, May 2024, and August 2024, but did not receive any information.

Bofors scandal – When Rajiv Gandhi’s biggest opposition was a swarm of angry journalists

In ‘The Commissioner for Lost Causes’, Arun Shourie writes about The Defamation Bill of 1988 that the press rose as one against.

Madhavsinh Solanki — Congressman behind Rajiv’s ‘no creamy layer’ push & key Bofors player

Four-time Gujarat CM Madhavsinh Solanki, who passed away Saturday, is also credited for building the Kshatriya, Harijan, Adivasi, Muslim (KHAM) electoral coalition.

How Army’s artillery modernisation plan, stuck in a rut after Bofors, is picking up pace

The Army’s artillery modernisation plans have picked up pace since 2010 and have a major indigenous component in them.  

Guns, Swedes and the Gandhis — how the Bofors scam tested the limits of the CBI’s power

In ‘A Road Well Travelled’, former CBI chief R.K. Raghavan writes about investigating the 2002 Gujarat riots, Bofors scam and cricket match-fixing scandal.

TN Chaturvedi, the CAG whose report on Bofors brought down Rajiv Gandhi govt 

The former IAS officer, who held various posts, including that of Karnataka governor, passed away Sunday night. He was 94.  

Supreme Court washes hands off MPs law, and Afghanistan ties up with India

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Rahul Gandhi wants House panel probe into Rafale deal, but history shows it’s pointless

India has seen five Parliamentary panel probes into corruption and impropriety but not one has led to any real action.

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An economic ‘sagar manthan’ beckons: As IT growth dwindles, manufacturing exports to take driver’s seat

A depreciating INR, combined with FTAs with the UK, US and EU, gives India tariff advantages over China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh.

India and Indonesia finalise BrahMos deal, contract to be signed early next fiscal

One battery of the BrahMos missile is to be procured in the initial phase. The plan is to scale up the procurement in phases.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.