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So are you saying that Indian news are just speculations? Its amazing that Indian members here pick and choose news to post on this forum. No wonder none Indians regard major Indian news publications as supermarket tabloids.
I am saying that they are not the FINAL word or the FINAL authority since they are not involved in these talks. For this deal, i have to confess that Indian media is in speculation mode, i am not saying that all news reports related to this deal are false but i would say that neither they nor we can currently separate facts from fiction. Remember this was the same media which just 2 years back said Rafale is out of the MMRCA competition & rest is history now. But we should understand the problem of Indian media also, this is the biggest military deal, not just for India but world as well, so they have to bring out some news from time to time because of the HUGE money at stake ($ 20 billion) & the curiosity involved. I would urge you to only trust those things which directly comes from GOI or Dassault/French Govt. Like the IAF chief who have said that the deal will take about 3-4 months more or like the former French President who at the announcement of the winning bid of Rafale said that we are ready to transfer full TOT to our Indian Friends.