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Anil Ambani and Rafale Jets: In 2016, India and France signed a purchase agreement for the supply of 36 Rafale fighter jets at a value of €7.87 billion, or about Rs 60,000 crore. Under the agreement, the 36 Rafale procurement offset proposal supports the 'Make In India' initiative.

Earlier, Russian Minister of Industry had confirmed on June 27 that a contract for the procurement of 76 Sukhoi Su-57 aircraft, Russia’s first indigenously designed and built fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, has been concluded between the Moscow and United Aircraft Corporation.

After almost every Indian media house claimed that the newly acquired Rafale jets were far superior to China's J-20 aircraft, Chinese experts have slammed...

HAL is building a third Tejas production line, to be set up this November, and this will roll out the two-seat trainer variants of the jet. The line will build a total of 18 LCA trainers that will commence deliveries from November 2021 onwards

Earlier this year, Russia alleged that the Indo-Pacific initiative is aimed at containing China's influence in the region. However, India and the US refuted the claim saying that it wasn't aimed at excluding any nation and is a "principled vision".