#Rafale deal controversy

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"In the end, then, the Scholz government was left holding the bag – as practically the sole supplier of battle tanks to Kiev. What made this even more uncomfortable was that precisely on the day the Germans agreed to the Leopards deal, the Ukrainian government declared that, now that this had been achieved, the next items on its wish list would be fighter planes, submarines and battleships, without which there was no hope for Ukraine to win the war. (Ukraine’s former ambassador to Germany, one Andrej Melnyk, having moved back to Kiev where he now serves as deputy foreign minister, tweeted on January 24, in English: ‘Hallelujah! Jesus Christ! And now, dear allies, let’s establish a powerful fighter jet coalition for Ukraine with F-16 & F-35, Eurofighter & Tornado, Rafale & Gripen jets & everything you can deliver to save Ukraine!’) Topping this, at the Munich security conference the Ukrainian delegation asked the US and the UK for cluster bombs and phosphorous bombs, outlawed under international law but, as the Ukrainians pointed out, held in large numbers by their Western allies. (The FAZ, always eager not to confuse its readers, in its report called cluster bombs umstritten – ‘controversial’ – rather than illegal.)" - Wolfgang Streeck

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रॉफेल विमान पर घिरती जा रही मोदी सरकार, अब हुआ ये बड़ा खुलासा !

रॉफेल विमान पर घिरती जा रही मोदी सरकार, अब हुआ ये बड़ा खुलासा !

चंडीगढ़ स्थित आईडीएस इंफोटेक लिमिटेड ने इंटरस्टेलर होल्डिंग्स प्राइवेट लिमिटेड को 7,40,128 यूरो का कमीशन दिय��, जिसे अब इंटरस्टेलर तकनीक के नाम से जाना जाता है। म��� 2003 से नवंबर 2006 के बीच एक परियोजना के लिए फ्रांसीसी रक्षा प्रमुख दसॉ एविएशन से भुगतान प्राप्त होने पर सीबीआई ने 3,600 करोड़ रुपये के वीवीआईपी अगस्तावेस्टलैंड मामले में अपनी चार्जशीट में दावा किया है। 36 राफेल लड़ाकू विमानों की हुई…

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How a defense analyst has exposed The Hindu on Rafale document.

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New Post has been published on http://newsreaders.in/india-has-paid-rafale-half-amount-delivery-till-april-2022/

India has paid half amount for Rafale, delivery will be done till April 2022

New Delhi: India has already paid half of the amount fixed for Rafale deal amounting to Rs 59,000 crore. This deal was signed in 2016 for 36 fighter aircraft. Those who will be fully operational till September-October 2022, as per the need of the Indian Air Change aircraft, because they will take 6 months to software certification after coming to India. Then after Rafale delivery will be done till April 2022.

Defense Ministry sources say that the deal has been paid Rs 34,000 crore. This year, Rs 13,000 crore will be paid. The first installment of 15 percent was paid in September 2016 after the deal was signed.

At that time, the IAF had deployed project management and advance training teams in France. Then payment was made for critical design reviews and documentation.

The source said that the final installment will be paid in 2022 when all the aircraft will arrive in India. Air Force will get four Rafale fighter aircraft delivery from France in September this year. After which the main team of about 10 pilots, 10 flying engineers and 40 technicians will be given training.

According to the scheduled schedule, this aircraft will reach Ambala airbase in Haryana by May 2020. The Air Force of India plans to have a squadron of Rafale (18 aircraft) deployed in Ambala and Haasimra. So that Pakistan and China could be monitored.

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राफेल डील से पहले फ्रांस ने माफ किया था अनिल अंबानी का 11249 करोड़ का टैक्स, फ्रेंच पत्रिका का खुलासा

अनिल अंबानी पर इतनी मेहरबान क्यों है फ्रांस की सरकार

फ़्रांस ने अनिल अंबानी के स्वामित्व वाली एक फ़्रांसीसी कंपनी से 143.7 मिलियन यूरो की कुल बक़ाया राशि की कर वसूली को रद्द कर दिया था और यह तब किया गया था जब फ़रवरी और अक्टूबर 2015 के बीच भारत और फ़्रांस 36 लड़ाकू विमानों की बिक्��ी को लेकर बातचीत कर रहे थे. फ़्रांस की पत्रिका ‘ला मोंद’ ने इस बारे में ख़बर प्रकाशित की है. ख़बर के सामने आने के बाद रफ़ाल सौदे को लेकर चल रहा सियासी बवाल और तेज़ हो सकता…

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You can lie but sooner or later the truth comes out: Cong to Modi on Rafale

The Congress Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court's decision allowing leaked documents to be used by petitioners seeking review of the Rafale judgement, saying skeletons in the "scam" are tumbling out and now there is "no official secrets act" to hide behind for the Modi government.

The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed leaked documents to be relied upon by petitioners seeking review of its Rafale judgement and dismissed the government's preliminary objections claiming "privilege" over them.

"Modiji, you can run and lie as much as you want but sooner or later the truth comes out. The skeletons in Rafale scam are tumbling out one by one. And now there is 'no official secrets act' to hide behind," Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said.

"SC has upheld a time honoured legal principle; A rattled Modiji had threatened to invoke Official Secrets Act against independent journalists for exposing his corruption on Rafale.Don't worry Modiji, an investigation is going to take place now, whether you like it or not," he said in a series of tweets. Readmore

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फ्रांस के राफेल लड़ाकू विमानों के खरीद विवाद और अमेरिकन एफ श्रेणी के लड़ाकू विमानों की चकाचौंध के बीच  #Rafaledealcontroversy #India ##RafaleDeal #Modi #RahulGandhi

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Rafale controversy: Reliance Defence dismisses Rahul's claims on proposed MoU, says 'facts being twisted for political gains'

Rafale controversy: Reliance Defence dismisses Rahul’s claims on proposed MoU, says ‘facts being twisted for political gains’

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As the controversy around the Rafale fighter jet deal escalated on Tuesday after Congress president Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of treason and violating the Official Secrets Act by acting as Anil Ambani’s “middleman”, Reliance Defence responded, saying the “proposed MoU” mentioned in a “purported email” cited by Rahul was a reference to its cooperation with Airbus…

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रा���ेल डील का मामला पहुंचा सुप्रीम कोर्ट, अगले सप्ताह होगी सुनवाई

राफेल डील का मामला पहुंचा सुप्रीम कोर्ट, अगले सप्ताह होगी सुनवाई

#New Delhi: राफेल डील का मामला सुप्रीम कोर्ट पहुंच गया है. इस डील को लेकर दायर जनहित याचिका पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट सुनवाई को तैयार हो गया है. याचिका में भारत और फ्रांस के बीच राफेल जेट लड़ाकू विमान की डील पर स्टे लगाने और इसे रद्द करने की मांग की गई है.

एडवोकेट एम एल शर्मा ने की ओर दायर इस जनहित याचिका में कहा गया है कि डील को लेकर कई अनियमितताएं बरती गई हैं जिस पर तुरंत स्टे दिया जाए. चीफ जस्टिस दीपक…

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Decoding Rafale Jet Deal: Timeline, allegations and counter-allegations

India began the process to buy a fleet of 126 MMRCA in 2007 after the Defence Ministry, headed then by Congress leader A K Antony, cleared the proposal from the IAF.

Rafale Deal Controversy: As the controversy surrounding Rafale deal escalates, here is an explainer and a timeline relating to India’s purchase of 36 combat jets from France for an estimated Rs 580 billion

What is Rafale?

Rafale is a French twin-engine multi-role fighter jet designed and built by Dassault Aviation. The Rafale jets are considered one of the most potent combat jets globally.

What was the UPA deal?

India began the process to buy a fleet of 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) in 2007 after the Defence Ministry, headed then by Congress leader A K Antony, cleared the proposal from the Indian Air Force.

The contenders for the mega deal were Lockheed Martin’s F-16s, Eurofighter Typhoon, Russia’s MiG-35, Sweden’s Gripen, Boeing’s F/A-18s and Dassault Aviation’s Rafale.

After a long-drawn process, bids were opened in December 2012 and Dassault Aviation emerged as L-1 (lowest bidder). In the original proposal, 18 planes were to be manufactured in France and 108 in India in collaboration with the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

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Investigate the deal: On L’affaire Rafale

Investigate the deal: On L’affaire Rafale

The role of middlemen in both the bid process and the Rafale sale agreement must be probed More than a year following the arrival of the first batch of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, the controversy over L’affaire Rafale refuses to die down, notwithstanding the high quality of the planes and their fit to the requirements of the Indian Air Force, which has been desperate to augment its…

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The country's guard is a thief ??

Both the French government and French aerospace company Dassault issued separate statements following a French media report which quoted Hollande as saying that the Indian government proposed Reliance Defence as the partner for French aerospace giant in the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale deal and France did not have a choice. French publication 'Mediapart' gave a new twist to the controversy as the Indian government has been maintaining it was not officially aware of whom the Dassault Aviation has selected as its Indian partner to fulfill offset obligations of the deal. Report in 'Mediapart newspaper' quoted Hollande as saying, "It was the Indian government that proposed this service group, and Dassault which negotiated with Ambani. We had no choice; we took the interlocutor who was given to us." Hollande's office said he stood by his remarks made to newspaper. Hollande's comments drew sharp reactions from the opposition parties which have been accusing the government of massive irregularities in the deal and benefiting Reliance Defence Ltd (RDL) despite not having any experience in the aerospace sector. Here is the deal :-

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said "It is very important for the prime minister now to either accept Mr. Hollande's statement or state that Mr. Hollande is lying and tell what the truth is,". He also claimed that various defence ministers of the NDA government have been lying to protect Modi.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a thief, at a public rally in Dungarpur district of Rajasthan. Speaking about Modi not responding to his allegations over the controversial Rafale deal, Rahul said, "Gali gali mein shor hai, Hindustan ka chowkidar chor hai Rahul Gandhi tweet :-

The PM personally negotiated & changed the #Rafale deal behind closed doors. Thanks to François Hollande, we now know he personally delivered a deal worth billions of dollars to a bankrupt Anil Ambani. The PM has betrayed India. He has dishonoured the blood of our soldiers.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 21, 2018

Mr Jaitley, thanks for bringing the nation’s attention back to the GREAT #RAFALE ROBBERY! How about a Joint Parliamentary Committee to sort it out? Problem is, your Supreme Leader is protecting his friend, so this may be inconvenient. Do check & revert in 24 hrs. We’re waiting!

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 29, 2018

Rahul Gandhi said: - ”Dear Mr Jaitley, Less than 6 hrs. left for your deadline on the Rafale JPC to run out. Young India is waiting. I hope you're busy convincing Modi Ji and Anil Ambani Ji about why they should listen to you & approve this!”

Later, BJP president Amit Shah joined in the sparring, describing JPC as "Jhoothi Party Congress" and accusing Rahul Gandhi of pushing "lies" to fool the nation. "But the nation's IQ is higher than yours!" he tweeted.

Rahul Gandhi says ‘Modi Hatao’ Pakistan says ‘Modi Hatao’ Now Pakistan also supports Rahul Gandhi’s baseless allegations against PM Modi. Is Congress forming an International Mahagathbandhan against PM Modi?#NaPakNaCongresshttps://t.co/eHBs0DGfBP

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 22, 2018

And also Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tweet:-

The French Govt. & M/s Dassault Aviation have categorically denied the correctness of the former President’s first statement. The French Government has stated that the decision with regard to the offset contracts of Dassault Aviation are taken by the company and not the Govt.

— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) September 23, 2018

In his Facebook blog, Arun Jaitley has asked 15 questions and has expected the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi to respond immediately. He said there are three principal arguments of the campaign launched by the Congress and Rahul Gandhi.

The NDA government paid higher price than what the UPA would have paid if the deal would have completed on the basis of the 2007 offer of Dassault. Proper procedures such as negotiations by the Contract Negotiation Committee and approval of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) were not obtained. A private industrialist in India was favoured and the interest of public sector undertaking was compromised.

Arun Jaitley claims each one of the above issues raised is based on complete falsehood. "It is expected from national political parties and its responsible leaders to keep themselves informed of the basic facts before they enter a public discourse on defence transactions. The Congress Party and its leader Rahul Gandhi are guilty on three counts," he says. The UPA delayed the deal by over a decade and seriously compromised national security. Every fact that Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party has spoken on pricing and procedure are completely false. Its effort of raising these issues is to further delay defence procurement so that India's defence preparedness further suffers.

Arun Jaitley has asked 15 questions to the Congress and Rahul Gandhi.

(1) The UPA was a government which suffered from a decision-making paralysis. Do you agree that the delay of over one decade was only on account of the incompetence and indecisiveness of the UPA Government?

(2) Did this delay seriously compromise national security? Is not the medium multi-role combat aircraft required by our forces to identify and strike at targets particularly when two of our neighbors have already enhanced their strength in this area?

(3) Was this delay and eventual abatement of the purchase by the UPA based on collateral considerations as had been witnessed in earlier transactions such as the purchase of the 155 mm Bofors gun?

(4) How is it that Rahul Gandhi quoted a price of Rs 700 crore per aircraft in Delhi and Karnataka in April and May this year? In Parliament, he reduced it to Rs 520 crore per aircraft, in Raipur he increased it to Rs 540 crore; in Jaipur he used the two figures - Rs 520 crore and Rs 540 crore in the same speech. In Hyderabad, he invented a new price of Rs 526 crore. Truth has only one version, falsehood has many. Are these allegations being made without any familiarity with the facts of the Rafale purchase?

(5) Is Rahul Gandhi or the Congress party aware of price comparison? Is he aware of the aircraft price, which was quoted in 2007 in the L1 bid? Is he aware that there was an escalation clause, which by 2015 when the NDA struck the price deal, would have further escalated the price? Would not the escalation clause have continued to escalate the price till each of the aircraft was supplied? Have the significant exchange rate variations between Rupee and Euro during the same period been considered?

(6) Is he aware of the fact that if the basic aircraft price on which UPA was to purchase the aircraft along with the escalation clause is compared at the price with the better terms on which the NDA government signed the deal. The basic aircraft price itself is 9 per cent cheaper under the NDA than it was under the UPA?

(7) Can Rahul Gandhi deny that when the add-ons such as India-specific adaptations, weaponry and the likes are installed on the basic aircraft, the UPA price, which was mentioned in the 2007 L1 offer, would be at least 20 per cent costlier than the more favorable price negotiated by the NDA?

(8) Can Rahul Gandhi and the Congress deny if the total contract cost, that is, basic aircraft plus add-ons, including weaponry and the likes Indian adaptations plus future supplies and maintenance are all added, the NDA terms become far more favorable than the 2007 L1 offer?

(9) Can Rahul Gandhi and the Congress deny that the Government of India has no contract whatsoever with any private industry in relation with the Rafale aircraft supplies? In fact, 36 of the Rafale aircraft with their Indian adaptations are going to be sent to India and there is no manufacturing of these 36 aircrafts in India.

(10) Any Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) under the offset policy of the UPA can select any number of Indian partners, both from the private sector and the public sector, for offset supplies? This has nothing to do with the Government of India and, therefore, any private industry having benefitted from the Government of India is a complete lie. Can Gandhi and the Congress deny this?

(11) Are Rahul Gandhi and his party aware of the fact that there are two ways of acquiring defence equipment, that is, either by competitive bidding or by an Inter-Governmental Agreement?

(12) Can Rahul Gandhi and his party deny that the UPA government in 2007 itself had shortlisted the Rafale as technically-acceptable and L1 in price competition?

(13) Can Rahul Gandhi and his party deny that considering the urgency of the defence requirement, the Government of India and the French Government agreed to execute the supply of 36 Rafale aircrafts at terms better than the 2007 offer of the UPA?

(14) Can it be denied that both the Price Negotiation Committee and the Contract Negotiation Committee negotiated for 14 months before concluding the deal?

(15) Can it be denied that before the deal was executed, the Cabinet Committee on Security approved the transaction?

Anil Ambani has rejected Rahul Gandhi's allegations and emphasised that the government had no role in the Rafale-manufacturing French firm Dassault picking up his company as a local partner. Mr Jaitley alleged that "Rahul Gandhi's misadventure" was seriously compromising national security. "This (allegations on Rafale deal) is like a kindergarten or primary school debate 'Well, I was paying 500 something and you've paid 1,600 something'. That's the argument being given; it shows how little understanding Rahul Gandhi has," Arun Jaitley told news agency ANI. "Every single word in the Congress's allegation is factually false," he said Rahul Gandhi said: - It is now for the prime minister to clear his name... We are absolutely convinced that the prime minister is corrupt. And one thing is for certain... that the chowkidaar of the country is actually a chor. He said the former French president has clearly and categorically said that the prime minister himself suggested the name of Anil Ambani's company:

Ravi Shankar Prasad's said in press conference

“He has not done his homework at all. He keeps changing the cost. All 36 aircrafts will come to India because the country needs them. The government does not decide what the company decides on partnerships. It is my charge with full responsibility that Rahul Gandhi is playing into the hands of Pakistan and China”. "We need weapons, missiles, and defence machinery on it. We need to fit it with bombs. So we are not irresponsible like Rahul Gandhi to disclose exact details. As mentioned by (Finance Minister) Arun Jaitley, the price negotiated by NDA is 9% less for basic aircraft and 20% less in case of fully loaded, as compared to UPA's price," said Ravi Shankar Prasad.

And Ravi Shankar Prasad said Rahul Gandhi is charge sheeted in National Herald case with his mother. He is silent on land grabbing accusations against his brother-in-law (Robert Vadra). No one has used such words against a PM of the country before. We can't expect anything else from Rahul Gandhi. He has no skills. He is just there because of his family.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the accusations were baseless. "It makes no sense to create a controversy over the Rafale issue. On the said utterance of former President of France, the Defence Ministry has already issued a statement and has stated that they are verifying it. It is my understanding that all accusations are completely baseless, were always so and will remain baseless,"

Arvind kejrival tweet on this: - The former French president has clearly and categorically said that the prime minister himself suggested the name of Anil Ambani's company and also tweet regarding Mera Chowkidaar Chor Hai

एक चौकीदार जो चोरों से मिल गया... सुनिए उस 'चोर' चौकीदार की कहानी @PreetiSMenon की ज़ुबानी #MeraChowkidaarChorHai #Mera_PM_Chor_Hai देखिए और शेयर कीजिये👇 pic.twitter.com/T872Hr0NLo

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) September 23, 2018

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राफेल मामले पर दोबारा होगी सुप्रीम कोर्ट में सुनवाई, मोदी सरकार को बड़ा झटका

राफेल मामले पर दोबारा होगी सुप्रीम कोर्ट में सुनवाई, मोदी सरकार को बड़ा झटका

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने राफेल सौदे पर नरेंद्र मोदी सरकार को झटका दिया है. शीर्ष अदालत ने मोदी सरकार को दी गई क्लीरन चिट की पुनर्विचार याचिकाओं पर केंद्र की आपत्तियों को खारिज कर दिया है. तीन जजों की बेंच ने एकमत से कहा कि जो नए दस्ताीवेज सामने आए हैं, उनके आधार पर याचिकाओं का निपटारा किया जाएगा. याचिकाकर्ताओं ने विभिन्न अखबारों/पोर्टल्स पर छपी खबरों का हवाला देते हुए केंद्र को दी गई क्लीग चिट…