Faced with mounting casualties in counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir and the North-East, the Army is now actively scouting around for lightweight and sturdier helmets for soldiers.In J&K alone, around 1,500 soldiers have been killed and over 3,000 injured ''due to terrorist action'' since January 2000. The ''kill ratio'', of course, remains in the Army's favour, with four to five terrorists being killed for every soldier.

There is a staggering statistic that any one time, more than 300,000 children are actively fighting as soldiers with government armed forces or Armed opposition groups worldwide. Children under the age of 18 are actively participating in hostilities in more than 35 countries worldwide most are between the ages of 14 and 17, but some are as young as sevena.

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