Europe and India are cooperating closer than ever, with them purchasing French Rafale jets for their Navy.
Why are these countries buying Rafale and not F 35 which are clearly better in almost all aspects?
A few reasons. Countries have the guarantee they can actually use these planes not being so addicted to American updates and the whim of Trump and his regime.
Second, their maintanence costs much less than the F 35
Third, they are built probably in India in collaboration