A draft agreement to purchase 36 Dassault Rafale aircraft will be prepared by the Indian team after concluding negotiation with their French counterparts.
Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar told parliament that team has commenced negotiations but did not specify how long the negotiations would go on.
He also said that the Indian MoD has officially withdrawn the Request for Proposals (RFP) to purchase the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) following the decision to purchase the 36 Rafale as an Indo-French government-to-government deal.