India and France to sign Scorpene Sub deal
A high-level French team is arriving here next week to ink the $3 billion deal for India's acquisition of six Scorpene submarines and also to hold parleys on the offer of transfer of nuclear technology for peaceful uses.
The delegation, which would include officials and members of the Dcn-International, the manufacturers of Scorpene, will hold talks with the officials of the Defence Ministry and Navy to finalise the final delivery schedule of the subs and to further strengthen strategic ties between the two countries.
The Scorpene deal would be signed on October 6 by Indian Defence Secretary Shekhar Dutt and officials of the French company in the presence of top officials from both the sides, according to highly placed defence ministry sources.
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