Giving a major boost to their bilateral defence and strategic ties, India and France are likely to sign two deals for acquisition of 26 Rafale Marine fighter jets and three Scorpene submarines for the Indian Navy during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Paris starting July 13.
The total cost of the two deals is over `80,000 crores. Modi is the guest of honour for the French National Day on July 14. The two countries are celebrating 25 years of their strategic partnership.
The Scorpene submarines will be constructed at the Mazagon Docks, Mumbai where the two countries earlier built six Scorpene class submarines now named Kalvari class of submarines.
