France's defence minister made a final pitch for his country's fighter jet on a visit to India on Friday, hoping to secure a lucrative contract with the world's biggest arms importer. India says it's nearing a decision on which fighter jets it will buy, having eliminated all options but France's Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon, which is built by a consortium of Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain.
French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet discussed the $11 billion deal to supply 126 jets to India's air force and several other multibillion-dollar military contracts with the Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony during a two-day visit to New Delhi.