India inks ₹58,000 cr Rafale fighter jet deal with France
India signed the €7.8 billion (over ₹58,300 crore) deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France on Friday. The deal for the aircraft, India's first fighter jet deal in 20 years, was inked in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian. The delivery of the combat aircraft will start in 36 months.