India’s $7.5 Billion Rafale-M Deal: Strategic Leap Or Costly Gamble?

India’s historic $7.5 billion agreement with France for 26 Rafale-Marine
(Rafale-M) fighter jets, signed on April 28, 2025, marks a major milestone
in Indo-French defence cooperation and a decisive move to modernize the
Indian Navy’s carrier aviation capabilities.The deal, the largest ever
between the two countries, aims to equip India’s two aircraft carriers-INS
India’s historic $7.5 billion agreement with France for 26 Rafale-Marine
(Rafale-M) fighter jets, signed on April 28, 2025, marks a major milestone
in Indo-French defence cooperation and a decisive move to modernize the
Indian Navy’s carrier aviation capabilities.The deal, the largest ever
between the two countries, aims to equip India’s two aircraft carriers-INS
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