India, Feb. 16 -- India and France will review the entire gamut of their bilateral defence ties during the 6th India-France Annual Dialogue on February 17 in Bengaluru, the defence ministry said here on Sunday. Rajnath Singh and his counterpart Catherine Vautrin will co-chair the dialogue.

The meeting comes days after the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Rajnath Singh, approved a proposal to acquire 114 Rafale jets from France.

The proposed deal is pegged at Rs 3.25 lakh crores. While India will buy 18 jets off the shelf, the remaining planes will be manufactured in India.

Meanwhile, giving details of the upcoming meeting, officials said it will also focus on expanding industrial collaboration. A defence cooperation agreem...