[By raising the misleading bogey of "stolen documents", the Attorney General, the highest law officer of the state, has not only made a fool of himself and the government that he represents, he has, in effect, certified the facts cited by N Ram in his investigative analysis.
My comment, prior to the "clarifications": 《No document, btw, has, possibly, "disappeared". At least, that doesn't appear to be the contention till now. What the AG meant is that the contents have been leaked "illegally", by way of stealth. To make it sound sensational - "stolen documents". That has boomeranged. The very same one had argued before the Supreme Court that 13' high and 5' thick walls guarantee the safety of the stored Aadhaar data.》 (Ref.: < https://www.mail-archive.com/greenyouth@googlegroups.com/msg23436.html>.) So, now one can only hope that the highest court of the land would look into the substantive issues raised in the review petition by Shourie, Sinha and Bhushan, in discharge of the solemn duty it is entrusted with. One has, in this context, to keep in mind that the government itself, in its own defence, had come out with the copy of the file notings (ref.: < https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/manohar-parrikar-asked-defence-secretary-to-sort-out-issues-with-pmo-complete-note-on-rafale/articleshow/67898491.cms>), including that of the Raksha Mantri at the bottom, which, leaving aside this addition, completely tallied with the version of foregoing notes, raising alarm at the parallel, and unauthorised, negotiations conducted by the PMO (ref.: < https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rafale-deal-pmo-negotiations-ministry-of-defence-congress-1451083-2019-02-08>), giving a lie to the government's relevant claim before the Court. Hence, the charge of perjury. It just can't be brushed aside. As far as the "deal" as whole is concerned, the major issues are as under: 1. Non-disclosure of price, despite categorical public commitment by the Defence Minister on November 17 2017, reiterating the one by Defence Secretary: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0qKRCG0IPM>. 2 a. Brushing aside of the mandatory procedure - prior clearance by the CCS. 2 b. Abrupt reduction in number to be procured - from 126 to 36, without any due diligence. 3 a. Replacement of the public sector HAL, with decades of experience in the specific field, by a private sector enterprise with no whatever experience and registered only days before announcement of the radically revised deal. 3 b. Consequent dropping of the provision for technology transfer. 4. Non-resort to re-bidding, the deal having been drastically reworked. The most conspicuous, and utterly disturbing, is the way the requirement of 126 jets (7 squadrons), worked out by following a elaborate due process, was drastically slashed down to mere 36 (2 squadrons) without any input from, or even knowledge of, any of the legitimate stakeholders. (This would be regularised only post facto.) The Foreign Secretary briefed the press on April 8 2015 (ref.: < https://www.mea.gov.in/Speeches-Statements.htm?dtl/25044/Transcript+of+Media+Briefing+by+Foreign+Secretary+on+Prime+Ministers+forthcoming+visits+to+France+Germany+and+Canada+8+April+2015>), (specifically) on the PM's trip to Europe to commence the very next day, with not even the faintest idea of any impending change. He, in fact, let alone change, had categorically denied the possibility of finalising the Rafale deal during the trip. Modi announced the change, just two days thereafter, on April 10 2015, in Paris, with Anil Ambani in tow. Even the Defence Minister being completely kept in the dark!!! (Ref.: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2udl1EHdZ2s>, 0:18 - 0:26 mins. The keyword is "probably", also highly helpul is the way it was delivered, on April 14 (?) 2010, (four days) after the announcement.) On March 25th, 2015 - just over a fortnight back, the Dassault Chairman had announced to the media in presence of Indian dignitaries that the negotiations with the HAL, the Indian partner, is 95% over. (Ref.: < https://mobile.twitter.com/incindia/status/1043750808041320448?lang=en&fbclid=IwAR0o0TljZtiDzCHsJmME2pgN44yad-MXKTwdsea88t7OjwBx91gJ_zYsP2c> and < https://www.defensenews.com/2015/03/26/dassault-work-on-india-rafale-sale-95-done/ >.) Also look up: 'Rafale Controversy: Supreme Court Judgement: Amongst Worst Ever?' at < https://www.mail-archive.com/greenyouth@googlegroups.com/msg23207.html>. The reason for such grotesque manipulation, given the subsequent displacement of the PSU HAL by a freshly floated company by Anil Ambani, is rather impossible to miss. N Ram diligently and scrupulously scans the skulduggery indulged in post April 10 2015. (Pls. visit the original site, by clicking on the link below, for the embedded links to the total five write-ups.)] https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/investigative-reports-by-n-ram-on-the-rafale-deal/article26447043.ece?fbclid=IwAR3HbuZqWppVG270Rz9ZrX7bPIyb-QCKWgVP3DGOD95u2J6LTpA4ULLQSOY Investigative reports by N. Ram on the Rafale deal N. Ram MARCH 06, 2019 17:13 IST UPDATED: MARCH 08, 2019 18:26 IST A Rafale aircraft performs at the biennial air show Aero India 2019 at the Yelahanka Air Force Station near Bengaluru on Februray 20, 2019. A Rafale aircraft performs at the biennial air show Aero India 2019 at the Yelahanka Air Force Station near Bengaluru on Februray 20, 2019. | Photo Credit: Bhagya Prakash K A big increase in Rafale's price came because the deal bypassed mandated procedures. The French side took advantage of parallel parleys by the PMO that weakened Indian team’s position. The govt overruled Financial Advisers’ recommendation for an escrow account, and the deal was not on better terms than the UPA-era offer. Here are all of N. Ram’s investigative reports on the Rafale deal. (If you are viewing this on The Hindu app, click on this link to view the package in your browser) In This Package A Rafale jet performing, during the AERO INDIA 2019 at IAF station Yelahanka, in Bengaluru. NATIONAL No bank guarantees meant a more expensive new Rafale deal N. RAM INT’s final report reveals how the Indian negotiating position was weakened and the French position bolstered by a parallel negotiating track NATIONAL Rafale deal not on ‘better terms’ than UPA-era offer N. RAM This is among the key findings of the three domain experts on the Indian Negotiating Team NATIONAL Government waived anti-corruption clauses in Rafale deal N. RAM It also overruled Financial Advisers’ recommendation for an escrow account after PMO forced a waiver of sovereign or bank guarantee Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar exchanges documents with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian after signing an MoU on the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft in the presence of French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 25, 2016. EXCLUSIVE NATIONAL Defence Ministry protested against PMO undermining Rafale negotiations The NDA government decided to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from Dasault Aviation in flyaway condition. EXCLUSIVE | NATIONAL Modi’s decision to buy 36 Rafales shot the price of each jet up by 41% -- Peace Is Doable -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to greenyouth+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
