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Could France ask India for the return of the Rafales India purchased from France?
After French officials admitted that a Dassault Rafale fighter jet belonging to India was shot down by Pakistan, could it be possible for France to demand the return of the rest of the India's Rafales?...
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How can a country prove to the domestic and international audience that they shot down five air force jets of another country?
Suppose Pakistan shot down five Indian combat jets using beyond-visual-range (BVR) missiles launched from within Pakistani territory, with the debris falling inside India.
To conceal the incident, ...
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How many U.S. fighter jets were lost in combat against the Houthis before the ceasefire agreement? [closed]
Prior to the May 6, 2025, ceasefire announcement by President Donald Trump that ended U.S. hostilities against the Houthis, the U.S. conducted sustained airstrikes as part of Operation Rough Rider.
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Why did India think it would be able to contain the retaliation from Pakistan? [closed]
As a naive person in the area of politics and military, I am really confused regarding why India thought it could attack Pakistan and would be able to contain the retaliation from Pakistan.
For ...
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Is the "Dinner with Trump" campaign legal? [closed]
Short of it seems to be that Trump has offered himself, as President of the United States, to the highest investors in a meme coin named after himself.
Source: João da Silva, Trump crypto soars as ...
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Why can't Kashmir just be an independent country?
Note: I'm using "Kashmir" to refer to some combination of (or parts of) Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, and/or any other disputed territories in that general region. Anything that's not understood ...
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How come an FBI agent like Robert Hanssen had access to spy lists? [migrated]
Just saw Breach, a movie based on the flushing-out of the FBI spy, Robert Hanssen.
I just don't get two things:
(1) How did Hanssen have access to lists of spies and other top-secret information like ...
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Are import tariffs on services a real thing currently?
Recently, import tariffs on goods to and from the US are a very popular topic, because the US President Trump announced quite big tariffs (roughly 10-100%) at the beginning of April and later ...
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What are the fundamental flaws of the One Nation, One Election bill? [closed]
What are the fundamental flaws of the One Nation, One Election bill?
In what way does the bill claim to have undermined the nation's Constitutional framework? And what reasons do we have against it?
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Why did the Austrian ÖVP–SPÖ coalition include NEOS in 2025 despite having a slim majority?
After the 2024 Austrian legislative elections, the ÖVP and SPÖ formed a coalition with the NEOS party. However, based on seat distributions, ÖVP and SPÖ together already held a very slim majority in ...
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Why does the Trump administration have a comparatively balanced and diplomatic approach on the India-Pakistan issue?
In recent times, if we see the Trump administration's response to international conflicts, it has been very decisive, and President Trump has been very vocal about their approach. For example:
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What economics experts told Trump that his Tariff Strategy will result in a booming American economy?
President Trump has often said that the "experts" tell him that his global tariff strategy (minimum 10%) will result in economic prosperity for the US.
I can find several experts who ...
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Why is Angela Merkel's title not commonly given as "Dr"? [closed]
Angela Merkel holds a PhD in Quantum Chemistry, but her title is far more commonly given as "Ms." (example, example) instead of "Dr.". Why?
Only reason I can think of is sexism (...
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What doesn’t work in the Portugal deportation system?
Portugal to expel some 18,000 illegal migrants ahead of snap national election:
Last week, Amaro was quoted in the local press as saying that “Portugal needs to review its deportation system, which ...
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Did the Coalition preference the Greens behind Labor prior to 2025?
How major parties want you to number the ballot in your electorate indicate that the Liberals and the Nationals both systematically put The Greens behind Labor in their how to vote cards for the lower ...
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What is the best strategy to slowly shift local taxes from property taxes to income taxes? [closed]
I am interested in shifting the local (municipal) taxes in our town from property taxes to income taxes. How do I go about it? What arguments are best to put forward to convince the voters to make ...
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What actions did the Trump government take to increase military recruitment?
The Trump government claim they have increased military recruitment. What actions did the Trump government take to increase military recruitment?
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Does it make political sense to celebrate "Victory Day for World War II" on V-E Day rather than V-J Day? [closed]
I read an odd news story about a Truth Social post by Donald Trump. It seems like a fair idea for people to celebrate a Victory Day for World War II, but what confuses me is that the U.S. hadn't won ...
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Quantitative evaluation of India's affirmative action programs
India has a bunch of affirmative action programs, that have been running for a decades, aimed at equitable treatment for groups that have been historically socially marginalized.
For example, based on ...
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On the Indus Waters Treaty and "acts of war"
Following India's announcement to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan warned that any attempt to obstruct or divert water flow would be considered an act of war, prompting a response with full ...
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Why was the US de-minimis value of $800 where no custom duty is levied so high compared to other countries?
The reason for de-minimis values, below which goods are typically exempt from customs, in duty collection is that the effort to collect the duty might outweigh the benefit, resulting in higher prices ...
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Has India called for an open investigation on the recent Pahalgam incident?
Pakistan thinks that Pahalgam incident was either a false flag operation or India doesn't have any proof that the Pakistani state/military was involved.
An open investigation means getting a 3rd party ...
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What does Germany's ruling regarding Alternative for Germany (AfD) mean?
There's been some consternation in the US over a German ruling regarding Alternative for Germany. For instance, Elon Musk
Banning the centrist AfD, Germany’s, most popular party, would be an extreme ...
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Have any previous US Presidents held a military parade for their birthday celebration?
Yesterday (1 May 2025), a number of news outlets reported on plans for a military parade on President Trump's birthday on June 14th, which happens to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the US Army:...
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What are the arguments in for and against of the caste based census recently approved by Indian government [closed]
Recently, the ministerial cabinet of the Indian Union government approved the caste based census, which was against the regular stance of the ruling party. This has been a heavily debated issue in ...
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Is there any report that designated BJP+Modi's treatment of the Muslims in India as "oppression"?
This report from the CFR focuses on the marginalization situation of Muslims in India.
Is there any other report from other US agency or any NGO or UN department designating BJP+Modi's treatment of ...
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Recent historical examples of how mineral deals or other resource agreements affected security?
Are there any recent historical examples of how mineral deals or other resource agreements affected security?
I am trying to use these historical examples to understand the possible implications, if ...
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Constitution regarding a former President running as Vice President and assuming Presidency (even if has been elected 2x) Loopholes/devil's in the det [duplicate]
Love the talk about Trump going "around" the 2 term Presidential limit by running in 2028 as Vice President. The 22nd amendment to the constitution has 2 terms of "election limit to ...
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What's the difference between federal income tax and payroll tax? Are y'all taxed twice on your pay?
There was an episode of Last Week Tonight a few weeks ago about tipping and tipping culture. Early in the episode, John Oliver showed a clip of a young woman who said she earned so little on the ...
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Has it happened before that the US Treasury department was directly involved in negotiating trade deals?
Reportedly:
[the Secretary of Commerce] Lutnick did say that he was not dealing directly with China. He said those negotiations were in the “portfolio” of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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