India and France government to government deal for Rafales given final touch before Hollande’s visit
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A high-level team from
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is set to visit India ahead of the Republic Day. However, dates have not been finalised yet.
Defence sources said that the agreement, which will pave the way for a final contract, is likely to be signed ahead of French President
"A high-level French government team is in town to finalise the agreement and also discuss future scope of military cooperation," the sources said.
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Though the government-to-government framework agreement was scheduled to be signed last year itself, it ran into rough weather over the issues of off-set, tweaking of weaponry technology, among others.
The sources said discussions were held at the "highest level" on both sides to get over the roadblocks.
India's insistence on 50 per cent off-set clause, tweaking of weaponry technology and plans to set up two bases for Rafale fighter aircraft were some of the issues which had cropped up during the recent talks that began after Prime Minister
The announcement had come as a boost for the modernisation plan of IAF as the original deal for 126 Rafale planes through a tendering process was stuck for years. India has constituted a committee headed by Air Marshal SBP Sinha to hold negotiations with France.
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