The clarification came after Pakistani news outlet published an article on November 21 claiming that a French naval commander had said that Indian Rafale jets were shot down during the border skirmishes.
In a post on social media, Macron said, "Following the Russian drone incursions into Poland, I have decided to deploy three Rafale fighter jets to contribute to the protection of Polish airspace and of NATO's Eastern Flank together with our Allies."
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale jets offsets deal with Anil Ambani amidst loan fraud allegations against the industrialist.
India's Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar told POLITICO that terrorism remains the root cause of India-Pakistan tensions and warned of strong retaliation if provoked again. He asserted India's airstrikes had disabled key Pakistani airfields and said India is ready to strike deep inside Pakis
"General Chauhan gave a statement: why they (jets) were down, what mistakes were made - are really important. That is what Rahul Gandhi said in the first instance, against which lots of negative campaigns were done by the BJP. Today, the whole country must realise that for some reason the go
Slamming Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy over his statement regarding destruction of Rafale jets during Operation Sindoor, BJP MP Sambit Patra said, 'Yeh jo Pakistan ke Babbar hain, woh Hindustan ke Gabbar hain'.
India's 'Operation Sindoor', launched on May 7 in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, has marked a significant milestone in the country's fight against terrorism, achieving multiple strategic objectives while sending a global message of resolve, as per sources.
When asked for evidence of the claim that five Indian fighter jets were shot down, he responded, "It's all over the social media, on Indian social media, not on our social media. The debris of these jets fell into Kashmir. And it's all over Indian media today and they have admitted."
The Indian Air Force is carrying out Exercise Aakraman (Attack) over a large area in the central sector involving its mainstream fighter aircraft fleets led by the Rafale combat aircraft.
In a significant development, contract negotiations between governments of India and France for the over Rs 50,000 crore 26 Rafale Marine fighter jets deal is scheduled to begin on May 30 as a high-level French team would be arriving here.