Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is in France to receive the first of the 36 Rafale fighter jets on behalf of the Indian Air Force. Rajnath Singh will undertake a sortie in the aircraft and hold discussions with the country’s top leadership during his time in France. Rajnath Singh will also perform the ‘Shastra Puja’during the handover ceremony. Rajnath Singh will also hold the annual defence dialogue with the French Minister of Armed Forces and meet heads of the French defence industry.

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