Rafale negotiation talks to take a month more

The talks for negotiating the cost of 36 Rafale fighter jets India is buying from France is going on at a "hectic" pace and are likely to be wrapped up in another one month, top defence sources said. "The talks have been very hectic. There are a lot of fine prints that both sides look into. The talks will most likely take one more month," defence sources said.

"The talks are taking place since morning to evening. The French side is here thrice every month and every effort is to wrap up the talks fast," they said. The Defence Acquisition Council had on Sept 1 given the go ahead for further negotiations for <g data-gr-id="16">purchase</g> of 36 jets that had got stalled due to differences over a variety of issues. India's insistence on 50% off-set clause, tweaking of weaponry technology was among sticking points that had cropped up during the talks. Agencies