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{{short description|Air Traffic Control call sign of the Aircraft carrying the Prime Minister or the President of India}}
{{short description|Call sign of the aircraft carrying the Prime Minister or the President of India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2020}}
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[[File:Air India One Chennai.png|thumb|300px|Air India One AI1/ AIC1]]
{{Infobox aircraft
| name = India One
| logo = Air India One Livery.png
| logo_size = 270px
| image = Air India One Chennai.png
| image_caption = (Above) Livery of India One, (Below) An India One [[Boeing 777-300ER]]  (K7066)
| aircraft_type = [[Air transports of heads of state and government]]
| owners = [[Government of India]]
| primary_user = {{ubl|[[President of India]]|[[Prime Minister of India]]}}
| more_users = {{ubl|[[Vice President of India]]}}
| number_built = 2
| in_service = October 2020
}}
'''India One''' (formerly Air India One; also referred to as '''AI1''', '''AIC1''' or '''INDIA 1''')<ref name="ie2010">{{cite news |last1=Nayyar |first1=Dhiraj |title=Air India One, Seat No 59G |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/air-india-one-seat-no-59g/ |access-date=7 April 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=26 September 2010 |language=en}}</ref> is the [[air traffic control]] [[call sign]] of any Special Extra Section Flight (SESF) operated by the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF) for the [[President of India|President]], the [[Vice President of India|Vice-President]] or the [[Prime Minister of India]].
 
The [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] and the [[Air HQ Communication Squadron, Indian Air Force|AHQCS]], based at the [[Palam Air Force Station]], [[Delhi Cantonment|Delhi Cantt]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]] are responsible for coordinating and carrying out the missions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AirHQ Communications Squadron, Indian Air Force - Database|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/AHQ%20Comm%20Sqn|access-date=25 September 2021|website=Bharat Rakshak|language=en-gb}}</ref>
 
==History==
Previously, [[Air India One]] was one of two dual-use civilian [[Air India]] [[Boeing 747-400|Boeing 747-400s]].


'''Air India One''' (also referred to as '''AI1'''<ref name="ie2010">{{cite news |last1=Nayyar |first1=Dhiraj |title=Air India One,Seat No 59G |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/air-india-one-seat-no-59g/ |access-date=7 April 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=26 September 2010 |language=en}}</ref> or '''AIC1''') is the [[call sign]] of the aircraft with the [[President of India|President]], [[Vice President of India|Vice President]] or [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] of [[India]] on board. The aircraft is operated as a [[VVIP]] flight by the [[Indian Air Force]] (IAF).<ref name=zee>{{cite news|title=April 1 date for President with business jets |url=http://www.zeenews.com/nation/2009-03-16/515323news.html# |access-date=8 April 2011 |newspaper=Zee News |date=16 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507013949/http://www.zeenews.com/nation/2009-03-16/515323news.html |archive-date=7 May 2012}}</ref> The IAF's [[Air HQ Communication Squadron, Indian Air Force|Air Headquarters Communication Squadron]], based at [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] in [[New Delhi]], is in charge of operating these aircraft.
In 2016, two [[Boeing 777-300ER|Boeing 777-300ERs]] were purchased as SESF (VVIP transport).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Raj|first=Ashoke|date=14 August 2020|title=Contingents of Air India, IAF, govt officials and security personnel leave for US to collect VVIP aircraft 'Air India One'|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/contingents-of-air-india-iaf-govt-officials-and-security-personnel-leave-for-us-to-collect-vvip-aircraft-air-india-one20200814180112/|access-date=25 September 2021|work=ANI News}}</ref> The new aircraft, with specially designed liveries, entered service in October 2020, replacing the Boeing 747-400s operated for the missions by [[Air India]]. Unlike the 747s which were [[commercial aircraft]], the newly inducted aircraft are military vessels formally owned and operated by the [[Indian Air Force]]. They bear no [[Air India]] markings and have no commercial dual-use. However, under a special contract, they will be maintained by Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL), which has experience maintaining the Boeing 777 series aircraft for Air India's commercial fleet.


[[Boeing 777-300ER]] was selected as the next Air India One rather than the former [[Boeing 747-400]] series. The new jets were selected due to their fuel efficiency and can fly non stop without refuelling. The former Boeing 747-400 would have to land half way for refuelling. The new jets are fitted with Jammers and special defence features.
The aircraft are fitted with encrypted satellite communication facilities and advanced [[navigation aid]]s, an advanced [[missile warning system]], a missile deflecting shield and [[electronic countermeasures]] so as to provide protection from any ground-based or airborne threats and flares and glares for misleading the missile. They are capable of long-range travel removing the need for [[Aerial refueling|air-to-air refuelling]] (which is a feature on the [[VC-25A]]s though they have not been used at all in their service) . The 777-300ERs’ onboard electronics include about 238 miles of wiring (twice the amount found in a normal 777). The heavy shielding is crucial to protect the wiring and crucial electronics from the [[electromagnetic pulse]] associated with a nuclear blast.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Know about Air India One! (Air India 1 – AI 1)|url=https://aviationthrust.com/know-about-air-india-one-air-india-1-ai-1/|access-date=19 November 2015|website=Aviation Thrust|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813025957/https://aviationthrust.com/know-about-air-india-one-air-india-1-ai-1/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 February 2019 |title=$190 mn missile shield for Air India One |url=https://www.manoramayearbook.in/current-affairs/india/2019/02/08/air-india-missile-defence.html |access-date=8 August 2025 |website=www.manoramayearbook.in |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Air India One 737.jpg|thumb|An [[Indian Air Force]] BBJ 737, which was used as Air India One for domestic and short-distance travels before Boeing 777-300ER (India One)]]
At a Boeing facility in [[Fort Worth]], Texas, two ex- Air India aircraft (VT-ALV and VT-ALW, now registered as K7066 and K7067 respectively) were specially outfitted with missile defence and countermeasures dispensing systems, including large aircraft infrared countermeasures [[Common Infrared Countermeasures program#Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM)|(LAIRCM)]] self-protection suites (SPS).


== Current fleet ==
On India One flights, the President is designated as ''VIP-1'', the Vice-President as ''VIP-2'', and the Prime Minister as ''VIP-3''. The BBJs have a four class configuration. For VIPs 1, 2 and 3, an executive enclosure in the aircraft includes an office and a bedroom. All other passengers aboard India One are required to wear colour-coded identity cards at all times. Members of the official delegation (at the rank of [[Joint Secretary to the Government of India]] and above) are tagged in purple and sit in first class. Personnel of the [[Special Protection Group]] are also tagged in purple to provide proximate security to the Prime Minister, and may carry close combat weapons for the duration of flights. Accompanying officials (passengers of rank below Joint Secretary) are tagged in pink, and sit in business class equivalent seats. Support staff, including cooks and butlers, and other security personnel (not including the [[Special Protection Group]]) are tagged in red, while journalists in the press pool are tagged in yellow. Both red and yellow-tagged passengers sit in economy class equivalent seats.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nayyar |first1=Dhiraj |title=Air India One, Seat No 59G - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/air-india-one-seat-no-59g/687970/0 |access-date=4 October 2020 |work=Indian Express |date=26 September 2010}}</ref>
Apart from the [[Boeing 777|Boeing 777-300ER']]s owned by [[Indian Air Force]] used on international state visits, the IAF currently owns four 14 seater [[Embraer 135]], four 20 seater [[Embraer ERJ 145 family|Embraer 145]] and three customised 46 seater [[Boeing Business Jet]]s (BBJ) that have a VIP cabin and are used for VIP movement.  Of these the Boeing 777s are used mainly by the Prime Minister, President or Vice President when on official visits.<ref name=th2009>{{cite news|title=India's own Air Force One takes to the skies |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200904011612.htm |access-date=9 April 2011 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=1 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926214104/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200904011612.htm |archive-date=26 September 2011 }}</ref><ref name=tfe2005>{{cite news|title=VVIPs get their special jets|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/vvips-get-their-special-jets/146415/1|access-date=8 April 2011|date=21 September 2005}}</ref>
Each Embraer 135 is equipped with missile-deflecting systems, modern flight management system including global positioning system, as well as category II instrument landing system.  These aircraft cost the IAF {{INRConvert|1.4|b}} each.<ref name="tfe2005" /> The Three BBJs, named ''Rajdoot'', ''Rajhans'' and ''Rajkamal'' cost the IAF {{INRConvert|9.34|b}} each ({{INRConvert|7.34|b}} for the actual aircraft plus an additional {{INRConvert|2|b}} for Self Protection Suites).<ref name="zee" /><ref name="th2009" /> Self-protection suites include radar warning receivers, it also has highly trained commandos to protect the president/vice/prime minister, missile-approach warning and counter-measure systems. The aircraft has the capability to shoot [[Chaff (countermeasure)|chaff]] and [[Flare (countermeasure)|flares]] to deviate [[Air-to-air missile#Radar guidance|radar-guided]] and [[Infrared homing|heat-seeking missiles]] off their track along with other security tools. The other security instruments are undisclosed by the Indian Air Force.


The onboard electronics include about 238 miles of wiring (twice the amount found in a normal 777). Heavy shielding is tough enough to protect the wiring and crucial electronics from the electromagnetic pulse associated with a nuclear blast.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Know about Air India One! (Air India 1 – AI 1)|url=https://aviationthrust.com/know-about-air-india-one-air-india-1-ai-1/|access-date=19 November 2015|website=Aviation Thrust}}</ref>
While [[Union Council of Ministers|Union ministers]] and senior staff officers of the Indian Armed Forces may use smaller aircraft for official travel, the 777-300ERs are exclusively used by the President, the Vice-President and the Prime Minister of India.<ref name="th2009">{{cite news|date=1 April 2009|title=India's own Air Force One takes to the skies|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200904011612.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=9 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926214104/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200904011612.htm|archive-date=26 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="tfe2005">{{cite news|date=21 September 2005|title=VVIPs get their special jets|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/vvips-get-their-special-jets/146415/1|work=Financial Express|access-date=8 April 2011}}</ref> Additional [[Indian Air Force]] VIP Aircraft  such as the [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|B737 BBJ]] and [[Embraer ERJ family|ERJ-135]] are also used by many government dignitaries (including the Prime Minister) for domestic and international medium-haul travel.
The President is designated VIP 1, The Vice-President, VIP 2, and The Prime Minister, VIP 3. The BBJs have a four class configuration. For the President/Prime Minister, there is a separate enclosure in the aircraft which includes an office and a bedroom. Everyone aboard Air India One is required to wear a colour-coded identity card. Members of the official delegation (Joint Secretary level and above) are tagged in purple and sit in First Class while accompanying the VIPs. The accompanying officials (junior bureaucrats and support staff) are tagged in pink. The support staff, president's cooks and butlers join the security team from the Delhi police (not SPG) are tagged in red, while Journalists, sport a prominent Yellow tag.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nayyar |first1=Dhiraj |title=Air India One, Seat No 59G - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/air-india-one-seat-no-59g/687970/0 |access-date=4 October 2020 |work=Indian Express |date=26 September 2010}}</ref>


As they have become less cost-effective to operate, the Indian Air Force have replaced the present Boeing 747-400 with the [[Boeing 777-300ER]]. The planes in question have arrived at [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] (DEL) in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="arrival">{{cite news|last1=ANI|date=1 October 2020|title=First VVIP aircraft 'Air India One' for President, PM to arrive today {{!}} India News - Times of India|language=en|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/first-vvip-aircraft-air-india-one-for-president-pm-to-arrive-today/articleshow/78422961.cms|access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref>
== List of other VIP aircraft used by the Government of India ==
The [[Indian Air Force]] has a fleet of six [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737s]] (Business Boeing Jets (BBJ)). Three named and three unnamed for Domestic and International travel of VIPs.


== Fleet Gallery ==
* K5012 : 36106 - Rajdoot
{| class="wikitable"
* K5013 : 36107 - Rajhans
!Fleet
* K5014 : 36108 - Rajkamal
!Number
* K2412 : MSN 23036
|-
* K2413 : MSN 23037
|Boeing 777-300ER
* K3187 : MSN 20483
|2
 
|-
Rajdoot is used by the Prime Minister and the other two Rajkamal and Rajhans are used by the President and the Vice-President respectively. {{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}
|Boeing 737-700BBJ
 
|3
For visiting military areas or places with no aeroplane landing facilities, IAF's [[Mil Mi-17]] are used. A proposal to purchase [[AgustaWestland AW101|AugustaWestland AW101]] as executive helicopters was [[2013 Indian helicopter bribery scandal|cancelled in 2013]] following bribery and corruption charges against [[Leonardo (company)|Finmeccanica.]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harikumar |first=A. |date=25 March 2013 |title=Bribes were taken in the VVIP helicopter deal, admits AK Antony |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/chopper-scam-helcopter-deal-was-tainted-admits-ak-antony-156967-2013-03-24 |access-date=19 October 2025 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 January 2014 |title=Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal with AgustaWestland scrapped in view of bribery allegations |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rs-3600-crore-vvip-chopper-deal-with-agustawestland-scrapped-in-view-of-bribery-allegations/articleshow/28238060.cms |access-date=19 October 2025 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
|-
 
|Mil Mi 8
Other than these, IAF has four VIP [[Embraer Legacy 600]] that are used by the Home, the Finance, the Defence and the External Affairs ministers of India respectively. {{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}
|6
|-
|Embraer 135
|4
|-
|Embraer 145
|4
|-
|Total
|19
|}
{{Gallery
|title=
|width=180 | height=180
|File:Z2837 Mil MI-8 HIP Indian Air Force (8413509591).jpg
|[[Mil Mi-8|Mil Mi 8]] VIP helicopter used to ferry the Prime Minister and the President to the airport or for short distances
|File:Gagandoot IAF bird ERJ-135 K3604 (24647428233).jpg
|Indian Air Force Embraer 135 named ''Gagandoot' used for VIP transport
|File:Air India One 737.jpg
|[[Indian Air Force]] [[Boeing 737-700 BBJ1|Boeing 737-700BBJ]] named ''Rajhans'' used for nearby international trips and trips within India
|File:Air india.jpg
|Air India Boeing 747-400, which was formerly used as Air India One
}}


== Replacements ==
* Meghdoot (K601) - [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]] {{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}
* Vayudoot (K602) - [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]] {{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}
* Nabhdoot (K603) - [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]] {{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}
* Gagandoot (K604) - [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]] {{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}


Two custom-made Boeing 777 jets (VT-ALV & VT-ALW), are being used to fly the President, Vice-President and Prime Minister since 24 November 2020, & are operated by pilots of the Indian Air Force. However, the new wide-body planes will be maintained by Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL), which is a subsidiary of the Indian national carrier, [[Air India]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=IAF pilots to fly Modi on new 'Air India One' from next July |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/10/10/iaf-pilots-to-fly-modi-on-new-air-india-one-from-next-july.html |access-date=7 April 2021 |work=The Week |date=10 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
The rest of [[Union Council of Ministers|cabinet ministers]], [[speaker of the Lok Sabha]], deputy ministers ''(junior and [[ministers of state]]'') travel in Air India Business class. It is the same for high ranking bureaucrats and Supreme Court judges.
The planes in question landed at [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] (DEL) in [[New Delhi]] as of 1 October 2020.<ref name="arrival" />
The aircraft are fitted with encrypted satellite communication facilities and advanced navigation aids. The jets are also equipped with an advanced missile warning system, a missile deflecting shield, and electronic counter measures so as to provide protection from any ground-based or air-borne threats and flares and glares for misleading the missile.


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Air Force One]] - Official aircraft of the [[President of the United States|President of the United States of America]]
*[[Air Headquarters Communication Squadron]]
*[[Japanese Air Force One]] - Official presidential aircraft (currently two [[Boeing 777|Boeing 777-300ER]]) of [[Japan]]
*[[Russian presidential aircraft]]
*[[Air transports of heads of state and government]]
*[[Air transports of heads of state and government]]


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Template:Infobox aircraft India One (formerly Air India One; also referred to as AI1, AIC1 or INDIA 1)[1] is the air traffic control call sign of any Special Extra Section Flight (SESF) operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for the President, the Vice-President or the Prime Minister of India.

The Ministry of Defence and the AHQCS, based at the Palam Air Force Station, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi, India are responsible for coordinating and carrying out the missions.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

Previously, Air India One was one of two dual-use civilian Air India Boeing 747-400s.

In 2016, two Boeing 777-300ERs were purchased as SESF (VVIP transport).[3] The new aircraft, with specially designed liveries, entered service in October 2020, replacing the Boeing 747-400s operated for the missions by Air India. Unlike the 747s which were commercial aircraft, the newly inducted aircraft are military vessels formally owned and operated by the Indian Air Force. They bear no Air India markings and have no commercial dual-use. However, under a special contract, they will be maintained by Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL), which has experience maintaining the Boeing 777 series aircraft for Air India's commercial fleet.

The aircraft are fitted with encrypted satellite communication facilities and advanced navigation aids, an advanced missile warning system, a missile deflecting shield and electronic countermeasures so as to provide protection from any ground-based or airborne threats and flares and glares for misleading the missile. They are capable of long-range travel removing the need for air-to-air refuelling (which is a feature on the VC-25As though they have not been used at all in their service) . The 777-300ERs’ onboard electronics include about 238 miles of wiring (twice the amount found in a normal 777). The heavy shielding is crucial to protect the wiring and crucial electronics from the electromagnetic pulse associated with a nuclear blast.[4][5]

An Indian Air Force BBJ 737, which was used as Air India One for domestic and short-distance travels before Boeing 777-300ER (India One)

At a Boeing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, two ex- Air India aircraft (VT-ALV and VT-ALW, now registered as K7066 and K7067 respectively) were specially outfitted with missile defence and countermeasures dispensing systems, including large aircraft infrared countermeasures (LAIRCM) self-protection suites (SPS).

On India One flights, the President is designated as VIP-1, the Vice-President as VIP-2, and the Prime Minister as VIP-3. The BBJs have a four class configuration. For VIPs 1, 2 and 3, an executive enclosure in the aircraft includes an office and a bedroom. All other passengers aboard India One are required to wear colour-coded identity cards at all times. Members of the official delegation (at the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India and above) are tagged in purple and sit in first class. Personnel of the Special Protection Group are also tagged in purple to provide proximate security to the Prime Minister, and may carry close combat weapons for the duration of flights. Accompanying officials (passengers of rank below Joint Secretary) are tagged in pink, and sit in business class equivalent seats. Support staff, including cooks and butlers, and other security personnel (not including the Special Protection Group) are tagged in red, while journalists in the press pool are tagged in yellow. Both red and yellow-tagged passengers sit in economy class equivalent seats.[6]

While Union ministers and senior staff officers of the Indian Armed Forces may use smaller aircraft for official travel, the 777-300ERs are exclusively used by the President, the Vice-President and the Prime Minister of India.[7][8] Additional Indian Air Force VIP Aircraft such as the B737 BBJ and ERJ-135 are also used by many government dignitaries (including the Prime Minister) for domestic and international medium-haul travel.

List of other VIP aircraft used by the Government of India[edit | edit source]

The Indian Air Force has a fleet of six Boeing 737s (Business Boeing Jets (BBJ)). Three named and three unnamed for Domestic and International travel of VIPs.

  • K5012 : 36106 - Rajdoot
  • K5013 : 36107 - Rajhans
  • K5014 : 36108 - Rajkamal
  • K2412 : MSN 23036
  • K2413 : MSN 23037
  • K3187 : MSN 20483

Rajdoot is used by the Prime Minister and the other two Rajkamal and Rajhans are used by the President and the Vice-President respectively. [citation needed]

For visiting military areas or places with no aeroplane landing facilities, IAF's Mil Mi-17 are used. A proposal to purchase AugustaWestland AW101 as executive helicopters was cancelled in 2013 following bribery and corruption charges against Finmeccanica.[9][10]

Other than these, IAF has four VIP Embraer Legacy 600 that are used by the Home, the Finance, the Defence and the External Affairs ministers of India respectively. [citation needed]

The rest of cabinet ministers, speaker of the Lok Sabha, deputy ministers (junior and ministers of state) travel in Air India Business class. It is the same for high ranking bureaucrats and Supreme Court judges.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Nayyar, Dhiraj (26 September 2010). "Air India One, Seat No 59G". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "AirHQ Communications Squadron, Indian Air Force - Database". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Raj, Ashoke (14 August 2020). "Contingents of Air India, IAF, govt officials and security personnel leave for US to collect VVIP aircraft 'Air India One'". ANI News. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Know about Air India One! (Air India 1 – AI 1)". Aviation Thrust. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "$190 mn missile shield for Air India One". www.manoramayearbook.in. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Nayyar, Dhiraj (26 September 2010). "Air India One, Seat No 59G - Indian Express". Indian Express. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "India's own Air Force One takes to the skies". The Hindu. 1 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "VVIPs get their special jets". Financial Express. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  9. ↑ Harikumar, A. (25 March 2013). "Bribes were taken in the VVIP helicopter deal, admits AK Antony". India Today. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal with AgustaWestland scrapped in view of bribery allegations". The Economic Times. 2 January 2014. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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