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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicRafale deal

Topic: Rafale deal

Rahul Gandhi raises Rafale pitch, calls Narendra Modi a ‘gatekeeper for Anil Ambani’

Rahul Gandhi also questions Nirmala Sitharaman’s ‘hurried’ visit to France and the Dassault factory, but defence ministry says it was planned well in advance.

Picking Reliance as partner was our choice, Dassault says again after new Rafale row

Was Dassault forced to pick Reliance or just an offset partner in India, is the question that’s triggered a new Rafale controversy.

Is mandatory clause a smoking gun to make Rafale BJP’s Bofors or an opposition stretch?

French investigative journal Mediapart has accessed an “internal document” of Dassault Aviation, the makers of the Rafale jets. It states the firm’s joint venture...

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Don’t react to Opposition charges on Rafale, BJP tells spokespersons & media panellists

BJP spokespersons have also been told not to give credence to Rahul Gandhi by reacting to his charges, and instead ridicule him. 

Rafale isn’t Modi’s Bofors scandal — at least not yet

The opposition campaign on Rafale has many limitations – no V.P. Singh, no smoking gun, no story, no slogan.

Arun Shourie, Prashant Bhushan meet CBI chief to demand probe into Rafale deal

In addition to a detailed complaint, they have also submitted documents supporting their arguments for the need of probe. New Delhi: Lawyer Prashant Bhushan and former Union...

Rafale deal is Bofors many times over, what it lacks is a V.P. Singh

There are 6 conditions for a defence scam to become a political game changer, Rafale deal already fulfils four.   

Air Chief Dhanoa criticises HAL, backs Rafale purchase as ‘gamechanger’

Amid row over Reliance Defence as Dassault's offset partner for Rafale, Air Chief says neither govt nor IAF has anything to do with such selections.

Rafale shows HAL desperately needs competition

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Why won’t Modi fix Delhi’s airpocalypse?

The Prime Minister has never been shy about centralising authority. Surely, he should treat this problem the way that the leadership in Beijing treated China’s smog crisis over a decade ago?

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

Op Sindoor hit Pakistan’s economy hard, we forced their navy to stay restricted to ports—Navy chief

Admiral Dinesh Tripathi at annual media interaction ahead of Navy Day celebrations announced that an operational demonstration is expected at Thiruvananthapuram, President Murmu to attend.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.