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India may sign $10 bn Rafale aircraft deal during French President Hollande's visit

New Delhi, Feb 4 : Financial details of the over $10 billion deal for the purchase of 126 French Rafale medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) for the Indian Air Force are being worked out ahead



Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid during his visit to Paris last month assured France of India's commitment to the 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project.

French state-controlled nuclear group Areva and India's Nuclear Power Corporation Ltd. are in commercial discussions for the import of reactors for the Jaitapur plant.
Hollande, who was elected president last year, is to visit India along with his companion Valerie Trierweiler, a journalist.

She will be accorded the protocol of a First Lady, the official added.






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