India is weighing French-made engines for its fighter jets as talks over joint manufacturing with the US move at a sluggish pace, according to senior officials in New Delhi familiar with the matter.

New Delhi is in talks with Paris-based Safran SA over the engines, the officials said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are still private. They did not clarify whether India would buy these engines or seek to jointly produce them.

While talks with the US have slowed down recently, the two nations are still negotiating the joint manufacturing of GE F-414 engines in the country, the officials added. Also Read | Modi-Trump talks today: What's on the agenda?

The South Asian country plans to build nearly 200 of these advanced jets to replace its British-made Jaguars and Frenc

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