Not sure how true this is but back in Feb it was declared army has plans to acquire 70,000+ rifles:
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Indian Army gets new American assault rifles in Kashmir Valley against terrorists, Pakistan Army on LoC
The first lot of 10,000 SiG 716 assault rifles has arrived in India on Wednesday. Another batch of 10,000 rifles will arrive soon.
New battle rifle for Indian Army (Sig 716)
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Re: New battle rifle for Indian Army (Sig 716)
Yep, they have started arriving in India for use by front-line infantry units.
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Re: New battle rifle for Indian Army (Sig 716)
I shooting from this rifle in semi-auto variant
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Re: New battle rifle for Indian Army (Sig 716)
Pity - a folding stock, pic rail and ventilated handguard with better electronic sights for the SLR were beyond the collective efforts of the bed pan mechanics at IOFB
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