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Indian Army to cut down modern rifles order to 250,000

N.C. Bipindra -
Owing to budget constraints and in an effort to prioritise spending, the army has reduced the order from its original requirement of 800,000 rifles to just 250,000. 

Nuclear-armed neighbours India & Pakistan have been looking for modern rifles for years now

Kaveesha Kohli -
While the bulk of Indian Army personnel use a rifle from the 1990s, Pakistan's army uses one which dates back to World War II.

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