Rafale deal cheap now, UPA mishandled negotiation: Parrikar
Former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said the Centre has finalised a price â¹14,000-â¹15,000 crore cheaper than the negotiations done by the UPA for the Rafale fighter aircraft deal. "The fighters will be maintained by France for the next seven years," he added. The 36 fighters to be acquired from France will have 13 India Specific Enhancements, reports said. 