India buys warplanes amid tensions with Pakistan
New Delhi will get 22 single-seater jets and four twin-seater trainers as part of the $7.4 billion deal with France
India and France have signed a $7.41 billion deal for 26 Rafale fighter jets, officials announced on Monday. The agreement, which comes amid heightened tensions between India and neighboring Pakistan, was cleared earlier this month by New Delhi’s Cabinet Committee on Security.
The deal includes the acquisition of 22 single-seater jets and four twin-seater trainers...