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POLITICS

| 4-minute read

Bofors, AgustaWestland, Wally michel, Christian Michel

Was there a 'Bofors flavour' in the Agusta deal? Raju Santhanam’s book 'The Untold Story of Christian Michel' makes startling suggestions

Rajiv Gandhi’s alleged proximity to Christian Michel’s father, Wally, is closely discussed in the book. It raises as many questions as it answers.

POLITICS

| 4-minute read

Guido haschke, Christian Michel, AgustaWestland, Rafale row

A dummies guide to the Rafale-AgustaWestland debate

The Rafale-AgustaWestland argument has been rocking the Parliament for some time now. Here are the basics you need to know while our politicians fling mud at each other.

@AnkiitKoomar

POLITICS

| 5-minute read

Narendra Modi, AgustaWestland, Rafale Deal, Christian Michel

Why Christian Michel is disappointing PM Modi

His extradition from Dubai to Delhi was apparently meant to scare the Congress. So far though, Michel has refused to oblige.

@itsmunish

POLITICS

| 6-minute read

Vijay Mallya, AgustaWestland, Rafale Deal, Christian Michel

Why Christian Michel has put corruption back in the 2019 Lok Sabha election narrative

A European arms dealer in an Indian jail sends out a subliminal message: even those with powerful connections to Indian politicians will not be spared.

Minhaz Merchant

@minhazmerchant

POLITICS

| 12-minute read

Rahul Gandhi, Narendra Modi, AgustaWestland, Christian Michel

Christian Michel’s extradition: Amid the exchange of political fire, what the echoes of Bofors tell us

As BJP pulls out the big guns, it would do well to remember history before it starts shooting.

Rahul Shrivastava

POLITICS

| -minute read

BJP, Tamil Nadu, AgustaWestland, No-confidence motion

Three Coincidences: Chidambaram, SPK Group raids, AgustaWestland seem tied by a common thread

Three investigative swoops occur just before the No Confidence motion. But do the facts fully fly?

@meetujain

POLITICS

| 3-minute read

Corruption, UPA, 2G Scam, AgustaWestland

Why the AgustaWestland case is unlikely to go away

After the 2G scam, it is the most powerful symbol of UPA corruption.

Sandeep Unnithan

@SandeepUnnithan

POLITICS

| 5-minute read

Finmeccanica, VVIP Chopper Deal, Christian Michel, AgustaWestland

Why AgustaWestland broker Christian Michel should not be taken so seriously

The middleman, in his disclosures to India Today TV, gives a clean chit to Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh.

Kumar Shakti Shekhar

POLITICS

| 7-minute read

Bofors, Congress, Sonia Gandhi, AgustaWestland

Agusta is no Bofors

Congress, media, armed forces officers, and complicit elements in NDA government have much to answer for.

Minhaz Merchant

@minhazmerchant

HUMOUR

| 1-minute read

Sonia Gandhi, Congress, AgustaWestland

Everybody wants a slice of Agusta

Italy, India or wherever. It cuts across boundaries and politics.

Dibyendu Chakraborty

@dibstangle