Britain's William Hague plugs Eurofighter on visit to India

[majesticpankaj]

NEW DELHI: Britain's foreign secretary lobbied India on Tuesday to consider buying the Eurofighter, indicating that London has not yet abandoned hope of ousting France's Rafale from a multi-billion-dollar order of multi-role combat jets.

"The UK foreign secretary did indicate the technological advantages of the product that they have available," Syed Akbaruddin, spokesman for India's Ministry of External Affairs, told reporters in response to a question.

Foreign Secretary William Hague and Finance Minister George Osborne held intergovernmental talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new team, on a two-day visit to bolster trade and investment ties with Asia's third-largest economy.

Akbaruddin confirmed that defence issues figured during Tuesday's talks, as well as plans to build a 1,000km (600 mile) industrial corridor between India's financial capital Mumbai and high-tech hub Bangalore.

London is hoping that a stalled dea ..

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Britain's William Hague plugs Eurofighter on visit to India - The Economic Times
Britain's William Hague plugs Eurofighter on visit to India - The Economic Times

 

[JAT BALWAN]

Now Frachies'll come on table with more reasonable price...

Let the gujju wrap up the deal in his own manner..