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And that's where the problem is. The EU is way too judgmental about world-affairs even if it's neutral. Tomorrow our adversaries can mislead our handing the situation in Kashmir or the North East to the EU, which could even block the sales in the worst case scenario (like it (European countries) did to China after Tienanmen Square massacre).If we look at our geo-political situation, if we have the Eurofighter, China and Pakistan have no answer for it and the good news is, a lot of other European customers are operating it and the plane has a clear tranche upgrade path for the present and future. Also awarding the Mirage 2000 contract and the Scorpene deal is enough for the French and we have an opportunity to get in the good books of alot of other European nations if we get the Eurofighter and it can have a huge political advantage and technology transfer advantage.
France, Russia, or even Sweden, are more business minded. They won't care as long as they're paid well, and we're in trade relations.