A top BCCI official says board is unlikely to get required clearance from external affairs ministry for resumption of cricketing ties with Pakistan
Venkat Ananth
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New Delhi: The proposed bilateral cricket series between India and Pakistan is unlikely to go ahead, a top...
France cannot afford 180 Rafales, from where will India get money.
Cost of missiles - French missiles are 4 times more expensive then Russian & twice expensive than US made.
Cost of upgrade of French fighter planes is more than cost of buying that plane.
France will never make planes in...
No point in arguing with people who live on hope of India having many Rafales when reality is turning to be different.
Few days back Safran cancelled deal to source parts in India as order size is small & there are not prospects for further orders.
Bhai Dassault makes a profit margin of 10%. New plant will atleast cost 5 billion dollars. To recover this amount without any profit you need order of 50 billion. That too is a conservative estimate.
Even 36+36 does not make sense for making rafales in India. There needs to be one shot order of 200 planes & 50 billion dollars committment to make investment. No one makes investment based on purchase intentions.
All the people who think Rafale will be made in India are fools. Dassault can make 36 fighter plane in France per year without any capital investment. And people expect them to make Rafales in India for tiny order of 36 planes. Firm order of 200 planes with budget of USD 50 billion in commitment...