Rafale jet Archives

News Reports

IAF to participate in a multilateral international exercise in France, Rafale to lead the Indian contingent instead of Sukhoi Su-30MKI

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2023

Indian Air Force to participate in Exercise Orion at Mont-de-Marsan in France with Rafale replacing Sukhoi Su-30MKI as lead aircraft

Government and Policy

India operationalises Rafale jets in Eastern corridor to counter Chinese aggression, inducted to squadron in Bengal’s Hasimara IAF base: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 30 July, 2021

Despite the numerical strength of China, the IAF has a 'terrain advantage' in both ground attack and aerial combat along the LAC.

News Reports

Dassault Aviation denies French media outlet allegations of irregularities in Rafale deal with India

OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2021

Dassault Aviation said that the French Anti-Corruption Agency has not found in violations in the deal to supply 36 Rafale jets to India

News Reports

Rafale fighter jets formally inducted in Indian Air Force at Ambala Air Base in the presence of French defence minister

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2020

Defence minister Rajnath Singh formally hands over the Rafale fighter jets to Indian Air Force at Ambala Air Base

Fact-Check

Rafale verdict: Media plays Nero to Rahul Gandhi’s lies, Business Standard blatantly lies about Justice Joseph’s observations

Nupur J Sharma - 15 November, 2019

The Supreme Court on 14th November 2019 dismissed the review petitions filed against its verdict on the Rafale case where it gave the deal a clean chit.

Law

Rafale case: SC dismisses review petitions by Prashant Bhushan, Arun Shourie and Yashwant Sinha, says ‘they lack merit’

OpIndia Staff - 14 November, 2019

SC dismissed review petitions against the December 14th judgement which declined to order a probe into the procurement of 36 Rafale jets

Media

Habitual offender BBC, who had falsely claimed ‘Nationalism drives fake news’ now mocks Shastra Puja

K Bhattacharjee - 9 October, 2019

The BBC is back again with its overt display of Hinduphobia.

News Reports

Shastra Puja is old tradition and can’t be called a tamasha, but problem is Mallikarjun Kharge is an atheist: Sanjay Nirupam

OpIndia Staff - 9 October, 2019

Sanjay Nirupam hits back at own party leader Mallikarjun Kharge for criticising Rafale Shastra Puja

Politics

Congress’ self goal: Mallikarjun Kharge terms Rajnath Singh performing Shastra Puja of Rafale as ‘tamasha’, invokes Bofors

OpIndia Staff - 9 October, 2019

Calling Shastra Puja as a 'tamasha', Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge further said that the previous Congress government bought weapons like the Bofors guns, but no one went and brought them by showing off.

News Reports

Rafale Deal: CAG to table the audit report on offsets in Parliament in winter session

OpIndia Staff - 26 August, 2019

Earlier, the CAG report on the Rafale deal was tabled in Parliament in February. The chief auditor had not reviewed the offset audits as he did not want to combine it with the offset audit.

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