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New Delhi: United States President Donald Trump’s claim on Friday that “five fighter jets were shot down” during the May 2025 India-Pakistan military clash carries significant consequences for the Modi government. It illustrates how a single presidential statement at the White House can send ripples across diplomatic channels, military doctrines, strategic partnerships, regional power balances and domestic political arenas, far beyond the immediate question of the number and type of Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets that were shot down. 

The key implications are:

The Modi government has never publicly disclosed the exact number of aircraft it lost during........

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