The Embassy of India has seen reports, quoting the Royal Nepalese Army Spokesman on the INSAS rifles provided by Government of India as being “sub-standard”.
INSAS is a rifle. It has been the basic weapon of the more than a million-strong Indian Army since 1995. It is also extensively used by the Indian para-military forces. INSAS rifles have been used, without any complaint, in the most extreme conditions of weather and combat in the insurgency affected regions of India and also in the conflict in Kargil.
Last year, the Royal Nepalese Army had raised a complaint about the INSAS rifles. A technical army team from India attended to the complaints by imparting basic training on its correct usage and also subjected the weapon to a punishing routine to prove its ruggedness and accuracy.
Our extensive experience of conflict situations has taught us that success does not depend on the weapon alone.
If the Royal Nepalese is of the view that its understanding of this weapon is still incomplete, then the Government of India will be happy to again make arrangements to address their doubts.
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