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The Rafale Ghost Rises Again

Classified defence ministry documents, suggesting dissent in the ministry over the Rs 59,000 crore Rafale deal, were published in The Hindu after the apex court on December 14 rejected a demand for a court-monitored probe into the deal.

The controversy over the purchase of the Rafale fighter aircraft got a fresh lease of life on April 10 when the Supreme Court ruled that classified documents accessed by the media could be used as evidence for a review petition. A three-judge bench of the Supreme

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