'Modi said had Rafale jets been there, result­s would have been differ­ent. The Indian National Congress claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “questioned” the recent airstrikes in Pakistan after his comments on Rafale fighter jets. He said had the Rafale jets been there (with the IAF), the results would have been different. Modi said he would like to make it very clear that in the past, the country ‘suffered’ due to vested interest over the Rafale jets. The Modi administration signed a multibillion-dollar deal with French defence manufacturer Dassault Aviation to acquire 36 Rafale jets in an effort to overhaul the Indian Air Force.

Source: The Express Tribune March 04, 2019 08:03 UTC