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	Podcast:		ThePrint
	Episode:		CutTheClutter: India's military upgrade with nod to 114 Rafale, more P-8Is, T-72 upgrade: Significance & challenges
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:28:36
	Publish Date:		2026-02-13 20:12:31
	Description:		The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared a long-pending proposal to procure 114 Rafale jets from France. The DAC also cleared the procurement of six additional P8I aircraft, anti submarine warfare aircraft & other acquisition projects. #CutTheClutter Episode 1796 looks at what this move to upgrade India's military means. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains the significance of the DAC move, and the many challenges that still remain.----more----Read Snehesh Alex Philip's article here: https://theprint.in/defence/rafale-saga-25-yrs-of-detours-deadlocks-political-hesitation-now-iaf-getting-what-it-always-wanted/2832149/
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