Rafale Deal
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Rafale deal likely to have a 30 pc offset clause
India | Apr 14, 2015, 10:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: The over USD 6 billion deal for 36 Rafale jets is likely to have a 30 per cent offset clause valued at nearly USD 2 billion that the Indian private industry will be
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Future Rafale jet purchases will be government-to-government: Parrikar
India | Apr 14, 2015, 07:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: Making it clear that one car cannot travel on two roads at the same time, India today said all future deals for Rafale fighters would also be through government to government route, indicating
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Swamy threatens to move court against Rafale deal
National | Apr 11, 2015, 11:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today threatened to go to court against the deal to buy Rafale fighter aircraft from France if the government does not heed to his warning.Terming the deal “corrupt”, Swamy
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Rafale deal: Congress speaks in different voices
National | Apr 11, 2015, 11:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: A day after Subramanian Swamy threatened to take legal recourse over the Rafale jet deal, Congress today spoke in different voices on the issue with Amarinder Singh strongly defending the purchase and asking
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Amarinder asks Swamy not to sabotage Rafale deal
National | Apr 11, 2015, 09:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress deputy leader in Lok Sabha Amarinder Singh today asked Subramanian Swamy not to sabotage the Rafale deal for “settling scores”, a day after the BJP leader threatened to move court against it.“This
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Rafale deal: Congress dares Swamy to move court
National | Apr 11, 2015, 06:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today dared BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to move court over the Rafale deal a day after the latter threatened to take legal recourse claiming that there were shortcomings
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Rafale deal will bring relief to IAF: Parrikar
India | Apr 11, 2015, 04:57 PM ISTPanaji: The deal struck with France for purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets will bring some relief to the Indian Air Force into which they will be inducted within two years, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
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India expects 'movement' to seal Rafale deal with France
World | Apr 10, 2015, 06:37 AM ISTParis: Ahead of talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande, India today said it expects "movement" on a proposal for setting up French nuclear reactors in Jaitapur in Maharashtra as well
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Germany cashes in on Rafale deal stalemate, hardsells its Eurofighter to India
India | Apr 08, 2015, 10:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit there, Germany today said European military consortium EADS was still ready to provide India Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, asserting that the jets are "good" both in
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Rafale issue to come up during Modi-Hollande meeting
India | Apr 07, 2015, 09:49 PM ISTParis/New Delhi: The long-pending Rafale fighter deal will be discussed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Paris later this week, French President Francois Hollande today said but made it clear that there will be
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Modi's visit to France: Suspense over Rafale deal
India | Apr 07, 2015, 08:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Suspense continued today over whether the issue of Rafale fighter deal, which has been stuck over cost, will figure in talks that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have with French President Francois Hollande
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French defence minister meets Parrikar to push Rafale deal
India | Feb 24, 2015, 09:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian today held talks here with his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar to salvage the multi-billion Rafale contract even as a deadlock continues to hold up the deal. As
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French Defence minister to visit India, push Rafale deal
India | Feb 22, 2015, 04:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will arrive here tomorrow to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar in what is seen as a fresh attempt to firm up the faltering multi-billion
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Sukhoi cannot replace Rafale: IAF chief
India | Feb 19, 2015, 05:54 PM ISTBengaluru: Indian Air Force chief Arup Raha today ruled out buying of more Russian SU-30s in place of French Rafale jets saying the two aircraft complement each other but do not replace the other.Amid doubts
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Rafale deal: French Defence major Dassault says no change in pricing
India | Feb 19, 2015, 11:58 AM ISTBengaluru: Confident of signing the much delayed USD 10 billion contract for Rafale fighter jets with India “soon”, French Defence major Dassault today said its pricing remains the same from day one and it has
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Negotiation panel asked to expedite report on Rafale deal: Parrikar
India | Feb 18, 2015, 05:43 PM ISTBengaluru: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said he has asked the Contract Negotiation Committee (CNC) to submit by last week of February or early March a detailed report on the multi-billion-dollar deal to buy Rafale
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India, France agree to resolve issues; to fast-rack Rafale deal
India | Dec 02, 2014, 09:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: India and France have agreed to iron out contentious issues like pricing and a guarantee clause for French firm Dassault to fast-track the estimated USD 15 billion deal for 126 Rafale fighter jets.The
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France confident of $20 bn Rafale deal as Fabius arrives in India
Jul 01, 2014, 08:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: France Monday pushed for a larger defence partnership with India as its Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Monday touched base with the new Indian government and voiced confidence that the $20 billion deal for