Russia hardsells the MiG 29 to Indian Air Force
Dated 20/3/2006
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New Delhi: Young IAF pilots prefer Mirages over F-16s. But the Mirage assembly lines are now being shut down. Though French defence minister Michele Alliot-Marie told her Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee last month that the lines could be kept open if India gave "firm indications", France itself is pushing the Rafale now.
"If not the much-cheaper Mirage, go for Rafale. At more than $70 million per jet, Rafale is no doubt very expensive but it
