New Delhi, Paris sign fighter jet agreement

Haggling continues over price as leaders also focus on tackling global terror threat

India signed an intergovernmental agreement on Monday to buy 36 French-built Rafale fighter planes, but the leaders of both countries said there was still work to do to finalize financial terms after months of talks.

The deal, worth an estimated $9 billion, was to have been the centerpiece of a visit to India by French President Francois Hollande, invited as guest of honor for Tuesday's Republic Day parade.