India is planning to buy up to 189 of the Rafale fighter jets currently being used by France to bomb Islamist militants in Mali

A picture taken on March 30, 2011 shows a French Rafale fighter jet from the Istres military air base preparing a refuelling operation above the Mediterranean sea. India could buy up to 189 of the Rafale fighter jets currently being used by France to bomb Islamist militants in Mali, sources close to negotiations on the multi-billion dollar deal.