*New Delhi*: Humiliation from PAF after Balakot , Indian Air Force looksfor 72 Rafael fighter jets from France instead of earlier order of 36.
36 more Rafale fighter jets may be bought by India, as the two countrieswill hold NSA-level talks on Thursday.
This would be the first high-level contact between the two sides a weekafter Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macronheld bilateral talks in Paris and then met tagain in Biarritz during the G7Summit.
In today’s meeting, Macron’s diplomatic adviser Emmanuel Bonne will meetNational Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval in the national capital.
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This comes amid reports that India is interested in order for another batchof 36 more. A leading daily had reported a deal of 36 more Rafale jets toIndia apart from other defence equipment like helicopters for the Navy.
