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India Rejects, US, Russia on $11bn fighter contract
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India Rejects, US, Russia on $11bn fighter contract

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May 01, 2011
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India used to be a proud leader of the old Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), standing notionally between the US and Soviet blocs, but always tilting towards Moscow.

It is therefore both apt and heartening to hear today reports that the government is taking a truly NAM-style route on an $11bn contract for fighter jets by rejecting bids from both America's Lockh…

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