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India's Rafale: 'The mother of all deals'

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On January 31st, the Indian authorities revealed Dassault Aviation would be the sole preferred bidder for the sale of 126 Rafale fighter jets- a mammoth deal which could total 11 billion euros. How has India reacted to the announcement and what sort of impact will the deal have? Is the Rafale an expensive mistake or a potential game-changer for the country’s nascent aerospace industry? Our correspondent Vikram Singh went to the southern city of Bangalore to find out.

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Coverage by France24 of the IAF's / India's Rafale Choice

by Anonyme - 29/02/2012 - 18:21

It is pathetic to see and hear the way the English anchor of this clip mispronounced important words. She refers to Dassault as Dassalwlt (the last two letters fully pronounced as in "built"). To compound her crime, she calls the aircraft "Rafaley". For heaven's sake, France 24, can't you employ Limeys / Rosbifs who can at least pronounce French words properly ?

Then, of course, she has this terribly condescending attitude towards India.

The woman should be sacked immediately.

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