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Topic: Rafale deal

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Not involved in choice of Indian partners for Rafale deal, says French govt

PTI -
The statement comes in the wake of former French President Hollande saying that Reliance was proposed as an offset partner by the Indian government.

Dassault didn’t pick Anil Ambani’s Reliance as Rafale partner: French ex-president

Sujan Dutta -
Francois Hollande’s claim could mean trouble for Modi govt which has so far maintained it had no role to play in selection of Reliance Defence.

‘Clown Prince’ Rahul Gandhi, you lied on the Rafale deal & NPAs: Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley -
The finance minister accused Congress of lying about the actual value of NPAs during its tenure.

Rahul Gandhi wants Sitharaman to resign for ‘lying’ about HAL in Rafale deal

PTI -
Nirmala Sitharaman had earlier accused former defence minister A.K. Antony of not supporting HAL in getting the Rafale deal.

Could have built Rafale jets in India, says former HAL chief

Rahul Singh, HT -
T. Suvarna Raju's remarks mark the first time anyone from the state-owned aircraft maker has publicly commented on questions around Rafale deal.

Congress leaders meet CAG, demand early report on alleged irregularities in Rafale deal

PTI -
Congress leaders handed a memorandum to the CAG and said it expects the truth to prevail after the report on Rafale deal is made public.

Sitharaman blames UPA for not making HAL an ‘appealing’ enough partner for Rafale

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Defence minister says if negotiations were going on between Dassault and HAL, 'the govt (UPA) could have done anything to strengthen HAL’s offer’. 

Modi govt’s Rafale deal has more skeletons in its closet: Former defence minister Antony

Aditi Vatsa -
Senior Congress leader A.K. Antony demands probe, asks if NDA deal is cheaper than UPA’s, then why didn’t Modi govt buy 126 aircraft instead of 36.

It’s cowardly of BJP to hide behind IAF on Rafale

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Economy

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

Udit Bubna -
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

Defence

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

Keshav Padmanabhan -
At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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