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By Nantoo Banerjee There is little to be excited about the defence ministry’s latest clearance for the acquisition of 114 Rafale fighter jets from France at a huge cost of Rs.3.25 lakh crore (nearly $40 billion), branded as ‘mother of all defence deals’. It is a matter of major concern that even 78 years after the country’s independence, India, like Ukraine, has to rely on imported arms to defend its sovereignty – Rafale from France, Poseidon jets from the US, and S-400 Triumf from Russia among several others. Even in areas where India is manufacturing defence equipment with foreign collaborations,…
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