India and France signed agreement for protection of classified info
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sat, Mar 10, 2018, 10:06 PM
New Delhi, March 10: Even as the opposition is demanding that the government reveal at what cost the Rafale fighter jets were procured from French firm Dassault Aviation, India and France on Saturday signed an agreement regarding the exchange and reciprocal protection of classified or protected information.
The agreement, signed after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting French President Emmanuel Macron here, defines the common security regulations applicable to any exchange of classified and protected information.
A similar agreement was signed by the previous UPA government in 2008 and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last month cited that agreement when asked to the disclose the cost of various components agreements.