Sitharaman defends 36 Rafale jets buy, says IAF infra didn't allow for more

Sitharaman also said that India was willing to consider BECA and had asked the US government for its text

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her ministry have been under attack from the opposition parties, led by the Congress party, over the Rafale deal. The BJP government has been questioned on why it reduced the number of Rafale jets to be procured from the earlier 126, which was negotiated by the UPA government, to now 36. The price of the deal has also become a subject of much debate after the Centre refused to divulge the full-fledged details. In an interview with national daily 'The Indian Express', Sitharaman faced questions on the controversial deal, India's relationship with China, the COMCASA