It's not about selling French goods.
The Rafale is decent for the money. The American options cost much more and there is always the kill switch that is held by the USA. And Russian stuff is not that good.
Miliarily India is going for a mix of Israeli, American, French, Russian and home-grown products
The article is about France wooing Indian businesses to use France as a business partner.
India is already a business partner with France when they decided to purchase the Rafale, but found out how unreliable deals with the French government can be. Do you know the backstory of the Indian Rafale deal? It may be worth your time to look it up.
My point being that in past dealings, India has not found France to be a completely trustworthy partner.