Narendra Modi is the 14th Prime Minister of India, holding office since May 2014. He is the first prime minister born after India’s independence and a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Prior to becoming the nation’s prime minister, Modi served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014, where he gained national prominence. He represents the Varanasi constituency in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha, a seat he has held since 2014.
Narendra Modi joined the RSS, the BJP’s ideological parent, in the 1970s and joined the BJP in 1987. The following year he was chosen as the party’s general secretary for Gujarat. Modi took oath as Gujarat CM in 2001, after replacing Keshubhai Patel, who was held responsible for the government’s poor response to the Bhuj earthquake. Modi contested his first-ever election in 2002, shortly after which the Gujarat riots fueled controversy over his leadership. The Supreme Court in 2022 gave a clean chit to Modi and 63 others in a plea exploring a larger conspiracy behind the riots.
Known for his extensive foreign tours, Modi has been credited with raising India’s global profile. Events like “Howdy Modi” in the U.S. and his visits to countries such as Israel, Japan, and the UAE have underscored his foreign policy successes. He is said to have developed strong relations with top world leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
However, Modi’s leadership has been marked by several controversial statements, especially leading up to the 2024 elections. These include remarks on national security, religion, and political opposition, which have ignited debates.
Why Rafale contract was awarded to AMBANI?
Now the main reasons:
1. HAL was not chosen bcoz its production line is already full with Tejas, Sukhoi’s etc and in fact its not even able to produce the required number of Aircrafts per year (14 was asked it could only produce 8 Tejas last year)
2. Government wanted Private industries to support Defence manufacturing
3. Reliance Aerospace and Defence was previously called Pipavav Defence and Engineering owned by Mr. Gandhi (not to be confused with fake Gandhis of Congress!) and Pipavav had demonstrated experience by producing OPV’s for Indian Cost guard and they had also delivered few Panamax Bulk carriers
4. Pipavav (Which is now Reliance Defence) has the best infrastructure in Asia and the second largest in the world as well for Production …L&T and Pipavav were the only two bidders that met defence guidelines.
5. Anil Ambani acquired Pipavav for 1800 crores and renamed it Reliance Defence and Aerospace bcoz he knew only Pipavav was capable of getting contracts due to its previous industry experience and Infrastructure .Also Pipavav had all the required clearance for manufacturing defence equipments (this itself takes 4-6 years in India just to get those clearances )
6. L&T was not given the contract bcoz it has his hands already full with so many orders from Navy, Army and Defence Manufacturing requires heavy capital investment and profits come very late after the completion of project
7. Reliance had appointed EX Air Force Officials , Naval High Ranking Officials who knew how to pitch your project. This was also a very crucial factor.
8. Indian NAVY had given NOC to Reliance Shipyard (pipavav Gujarat) and were very impressed with the infrastructure …
This is the prime reason RAFALE JV was awarded to Ambani’s Company…i don’t know why CONGress is again hell bent on playing with our Defence Forces like Bofors Time….
Normally, a government to government transaction leaves no scope for controversy. Many countries buy hardware that is surplus to the requirements of the US military, directly from the Pentagon. No middlemen, no commissions. Similarly, if Dassault Aviation, analagous to HAL in India, was a government owned company, this would have been a pure G2G deal. Or if 36 aircraft in use by the French Air Force – in view of urgency – had been purchased at a directly negotiated price, no issue. In this case, a private firm, like Boeing or Lockheed Martin, is manufacturing 36 custom built aircraft for the IAF, to be delivered about four years after the deal was signed. In a way, the rationale for routing the transaction through the French government, which was not how the tender had initially been structured, remains unclear. It will simply receive payment from the Indian government and pass it on to Dassault.
Poor madam, sandwiched. Made mistake of life by joining BJP. You are acamedician. You atleast now resign, otherwise BJP will put you in such a place from where you may not be able to come back to your normal life. Please resign for god sake.
Prof PK Sharma, Freelance Journalist,Barnala(Punjab)
The jubilation of winning of trust vote on July 20 by the NaMo led BJP has ironically been marred by the suspicions and grave question marks raised by Mr. Rahul Gandhi Congress Chief surrounding the Rafale Aircraft deal while participating in the debate on
No-Confidence Motion in the Lok Sabha !political
PM Modi and Union Defence Minister Ms.Nirmala Sitharaman instead of coming out clean in their replies and explanations in the debate have further deepened and complicated the controversy giving too much air to more doubts.
Both might be heaving a sigh of relief after putting forth their justifications ! In their heart of hearts,they might have thought that
issue stands covered up sans any trouble!
But the way Congress Party is following this alleged fishy deal, it appears that the PM Modi and Defence Minister’s worries, problems and woes pertaining to this issue are far from over yet !
The fact cannot be denied that they may not have fancied that Congress will take things too far so offensively ! They may wish to escape this issue but issue will now not allow them to rest in peace ! In this case, odds and facts seem to be against them !
Their careless and immature handling of this issue will offer a big handle to Congress and opposition parties during ensuing assembly polls in four states this year and then the General Elections Lok Sabha in 2019 !
The opposition will utilise this as a God sent Election Campaign Stuff and opportunity !
Prof PK Sharma, Freelance Journalist
Pom Anm Nest, Barnala(Punjab)
The point to be considered is why the original deal, which was never inked and finalised, required to be scrapped. This was due to disinclination on the part of Dassault Aviation to guarantee the quality of production of 108 planes to be manufactured at HAL, India. Secondly, there was no unanimity regarding number of man-days required for this purpose. Dassault estimated 31 million man-days , whereas HAL required 2.7 times this estimate! The UPA did nothing to expedite implementation not the original deal and was indecisive. This is the root cause of the mess. The two deals are not comparable and the present government should not walk in the trap to explain the deal by comparing it with its previous UPA Avatar.