The World said Friday that exclusive discussions started in January 2012 with Dassault Aviation for the purchase of 126 French fighter jets appear to have led to a crucial point: the legal assembly.
When asked on the sidelines of his visit to Vallon-Pont-d’Arc (Ardèche), where he inaugurated the exact replica of the cave of Chauvet, Francois Hollande was optimistic but cautious. “I hope that we can move forward during the visit of Prime Minister Modi but there will be other meetings and we will see how we can finalize this contract,” he said.
In the early discussions, India, deciding to negotiate only with Dassault, had considered buying 126 aircraft, including 108 manufactured in India. But the legal structure was struggling, and the guarantees requested by the Government to the French firm, if an accident occurred with a Rafale manufactured in India.
According to several local media -which had already announced in February that an Indo-French agreement was signed for 25 aircraft, with no confirmation is donnée-, India now consider abandoning this project 126 had to make a counter’s agreement with France, involving less than Rafale, but do not require a long process of bidding. The Indian Army claimed fighters to replace his, considered obsolete, and the geopolitical situation, including tensions with neighboring Pakistan, gives urgency to the request.
In mid-February, when it announced the purchase of 24 Rafale by Egypt, Dassault first commercial success in export, the President of the Republic had looked forward to this visit State of the Prime Minister to expect a breakthrough in the case. Narendra Modi Friday night dinner at the Elysee
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