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I am not a lawyer, and this situation is quite confusing. Perhaps a lawyer can explain what’s happening! Previous situation. President of US assumed to have tariff setting powers under IEEPA. So, India does a deal with the President. India gets 18%. New situation. President of US does not have tarif...

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The Times of India, 21 February 2026: How much tariff will India pay after US SC ruling, Trump’s 10% global duty? What White House said When asked whether India will have to pay a 10 per cent tariff and whether it would replace previous tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powe...

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Mega Rafale deal set to get DAC nod https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/mega-rafale-deal-set-to-get-dac-nod/articleshow/127950336.cms 06 Feb 2026 The mega deal for 114 additional Rafale jets is set to be discussed at Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) next week and is likely to get the...

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The White House:

United States-India Joint Statement

MODIFYING DUTIES TO ADDRESS THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES
BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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The boycott match will sink Pakistan cricket further into mediocrity or worse. Their share of future ICC revenues is hugely at risk. Seriously dumb move with zero upside for them.

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Very good. Iron out the issues and get the system certified and accepted.

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Bharadwaj wrote: ↑05 Feb 2026 13:23 ^^^^ Many airliners are accepted with the assurance that pending issues will be adressed within a timeframe after delivery.

These pending issues relate to the safety of the aircraft?

A glitchy radar and electronic warfare system could be a death sentence for a fighter pilot.

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The air force should certainly not accept (i.e. pay the manufacturer for) aircraft that are not battle worthy. If the radar and the electronic warfare system is glitchy, the enemy will make no concessions. Will the manufacturing company’s management fall on their swords (literally, not metaphoricall...

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India and EU sign defence and security partnership. Great move. https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/security-and-defence-eu-and-india-sign-security-defence-partnership_en https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2026/documents/SECDEF-partners-EU-India.pdf On 27 January 2026, the European Union and...

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Great achievement by India and EU. https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2219065&reg=3&lang=2 Unprecedented Market Access: Over 99% of Indian exports gain preferential entry into the EU, unlocking massive growth potential The FTA will open new opportunities for MSMEs and create j...

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uddu wrote: ↑14 Jan 2026 10:24 India denied visas to 4 Pakistan-born USA cricketers

Does Travis Head have any cross border connections? Maybe a purani t-shirt? Need a joined up approach to these matters.

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Hindustan Times report: Jets, mid-air refuellers, missiles: Indian Air Force to augment arsenal with vital acquisitions The defence ministry has paved the way for the Indian Air Force (IAF) to acquire six Boeing 767-based mid-air refuellers from Israel and 12 airborne early warning and control (AEW&...

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The image below is available on the internet. Any reason to think it’s not authentic? https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fiaf-rafale-with-mica-ir-and-meteor-2607x1756-v0-0mvh52tcw30f1.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D1080%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3Dc4ec442bbea0c7493c7df196193df776...

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ShauryaT wrote: ↑04 Nov 2025 06:55 Quad should be taken to its logical end. An alignment.

Logic in action.

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The Meteor is obviously integrated. Expecting the IAF to comment on operational details of a recent conflict, and with a chance of a flare up at any time (given character of adversary leadership) is not smart.

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There’s something quite unwholesome about the way he is perpetually in sales mode. It’s not convincing and it’s not statesmanlike. These guys are in the wrong jobs.

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Not sure if posted before. But it’s a good summary. What Trump is asking for is not even in the US interest. It’s pure narcissism and individual gratification. And there’s no knowing where it goes and where it stops. It’s better to stop it right away. India turns away from Trump’s America Ivo Daalde...

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Painful for me to say and I am sure painful for many but drop the charade of being an independent power, we are not there. India is an independent power, but even an independent power has inter-dependencies. The US may be the #1 power, for now, but that does not mean that India cannot be independen...

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^^^^ There are other ports that handle Russian oil, and even Adani ports can handle non sanctioned vessels. Adani Ports’ ban on sanctioned vessels may hit Russian crude imports “Mundra received nearly 400,000 barrels per day of crude oil in recent years, with Russian grades making up more than 50% o...

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On Truth Social https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115196697263809382 A LETTER SENT BY PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP TO ALL NATO NATIONS AND, THE WORLD: “I am ready to do major Sanctions on Russia when all NATO Nations have agreed, and started, to do the same thing, and when all NATO Nations STOP ...

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It’s much worse. This started with Asim Munir’s murder of tourists in Pahalgam. Trump invited Asim Munir for a private lunch. Its utterly disgusting.

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The Case for a U.S. Alliance With India https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/india-alliance-jake-sullivan-kurt-campbell 04 Sept 2025 It’s good to maintain a dialogue. No harm can come from talking. But there cannot be any alliance, because the US always wants to dominate and dictate terms. ...

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Dr. Brahma Chellaney https://x.com/Chellaney/status/1959129654318543066 Trump waited over seven months — until U.S.-India ties had sunk to a new low — to name an ambassador to India. By doubling the nominee’s role as special envoy for South and Central Asia, Washington signals a throwback to the Co...

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You are still thinking too high brow. Need to think lower. Imagine if Robert Vadra became PM, with no party, parliament or courts to restrain him. Imagine now someone with morals, education and intelligence worse than Vadra. This is the situation. IFS types will be out of their comfort zone.

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^^^^ There was some issue with the appointment of the head of NASA. Musk wanted his own guy. This fellow had other ideas. See: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/why-elon-musk-once-called-sergio-gor-donald-trumps-india-ambassador-pick-a-snake-9143917 More seriously. What do we do about Trump? A few tho...

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ET: Centre approves ₹62,000-crore order for 97 LCA Mk1A fighters, giving IAF a major boost The order, valued at ₹62,000 crore, will take the total number of LCA Mk1A fighters in the air force to 180, adding to an earlier order of 83 that is in the process of being delivered. Sources said that the fi...

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^^^^ It is up to the US government officials, Republican Party members, and US business people to figure out how to bring Trump to his senses. It says something (not good, in case you are wondering) about their system when foreign and economic policy becomes so whimsical, personalised and utterly co...

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India Today: 6 Pak jets shot down in Operation Sindoor: Air Force chief's big reveal The Air Chief Marshal also confirmed severe damage to air bases in Pakistan, including the Jacobabad airfield that housed F-16 jets. "At Jacobabad airfield, there's an F-16 hangar. One half of the hangar is gon...

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HT: ‘Good decision’: Air chief backs govt's move to pause Operation Sindoor "We have at least five confirmed kills and one large aircraft, which could be either an ELINT aircraft or an AEW &C aircraft, which was taken at a distance of about 300 kilometres. This is actually the largest ever ...

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Government orders were clear: target terror infrastructure. That covers PA, PAF and PN. ‘India lost one Rafale fighter jet due to…’: Dassault CEO rejects Pakistan's claim during Operation Sindoor https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-lost-one-rafale-fighter-jet-due-to-dassault-ceo-rejects-...

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This is what India did to Pakistan. Can you imagine if it was the other way round? Some people would have gone totally loco. Put yourself in the other guy’s shoes. How does this feel to him? It’s really good to be patriotic and militarily ambitious, but also to be emotionally cool and resilient. Thi...

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India achieved all its political and military objectives. Pakistan can milk a bull for all I care.

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Mark Carney names Anita Anand as Canada’s new foreign minister

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I have a question to all. Can Pakistan "get away" after conducting a WMD attack by its "terrorists" in India under the "deniability" premise umbrella? Getting away would be anything less than punitive action against the Pakistan Army. Given the complexity of Pakistan's...

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NYT: As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening A brewing shift toward religious conservatism has emerged from the political vacuum in this country of 175 million people. By Mujib Mashal and Saif Hasnat Reporting from Taraganj and Dhaka in Bangladesh April 1, 2025 The extrem...

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The Economist: Bangladesh’s economy Miracle or mirage? Bangladesh’s economic progress may have been hyped For years Bangladesh was hailed as an economic miracle. Sheikh Hasina, who ruled it autocratically from 2009 until August this year, insisted she was the brains behind the growth. Official stati...

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sanjaykumar wrote: ↑22 Nov 2024 23:42 …. data on prison population by religion.

Please see p.91 (Figure C15) and p.93 (Table C15) of the PDF:

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrc ... 022-en.pdf

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrc ... ex-en.aspx

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Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh appointed as next Chief of the Air Staff Ministry of Defence Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh appointed as next Chief of the Air Staff Posted On: 21 SEP 2024 1:37PM by PIB Delhi The Government has appointed Air Marshal...

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From May 2024 (pre Hasina exit). Is the Bangladesh success story unraveling? Recent economic data and projections by international institutions, including the World Bank, reveal that the country faces considerable headwinds. Several notable social indicators, too, raise concerns that the country’s s...

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