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  1. Sep 28, 2021 · The Indian Army’s plans to indigenously acquire over 3,000 howitzers of different types is running in the slow lane. The “Artillery Profile 2017” approved after the Kargil War of 1999, envisaged standardising the army’s howitzers on the 155 mm calibre (the diameter of the gun barrel) like the Bofors guns acquired in 1986.

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  2. Aug 15, 2023 · These ‘Made in India’ guns have replaced the British 25-pounder guns. They were last used in the Republic Day parade's 21-gun salute. The Independence Day 21-gun salute, executed with tailored cartridges or blank rounds, emulates firing sounds devoid of live shells.

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  3. Aug 15, 2022 · Made in India, the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) Howitzer accorded the ceremonial 21-gun salute at the Red Fort in Delhi on Monday before PM Narendra Modi delivered his Independence Day address to the nation.

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  4. Aug 15, 2022 · In India, artillery gun salutes are fired on the Republic Day, the Independence Day and also at the time of oath taking ceremony of the President, among other occasions. Over the years, this 21-gun salute — which are blanks — was fired by the World War era howitzers of British make known as ‘Ordnance Quick Fire 25 Pounder’ or just ’25 ...

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  5. Oct 19, 2023 · To maintain public safety and prevent abuse of weapons, India has rigorous regulations and extensive legislation governing firearms. The Arms Rules of 2016 offer further restrictions and processes for licencing and ownership, while the Arms Act of 1959 regulates the ownership, purchase, sale, and use of guns.

  6. Aug 15, 2022 · New Delhi: During the ceremonial 21-shot salute to the tricolour at the historic Red Fort on India’s 76th Independence Day today, a made-in-India gun was used for the first time in 75 years...

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  8. Apr 2, 2019 · Addressing guns symbolically means recognizing ways that firearms emerge as powerful symbols shaped by history, politics, geography, economy, media, and culture, as well as by actors such as gun...

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