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TOPSHOT - French defence minister Jean Yves le Drian (L) and Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar (CR) sign the the deal to purchase 36 French Rafale fighter jets in New Delhi on September 23, 2016. India signed a formal agreement to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France's Dassault for a reported 7.9 billion euros (8.8 billion dollars), one of its biggest defence deals in decades. India's Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian signed the agreement at a ceremony in New Delhi after years of tortuous negotiations between the two countries. (Photo by Roberto SCHMIDT / afp pool / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/afp pool/AFP via Getty Images)