GURKHA STRENGTH AFTER 2020 WILL BE NEPALI 2,500 SOLDIERS Kathmandu, 5 July: Altogether 2,600 soldiers will continue with the Brigade of Gurkhas post 2020, the British embassy said Thursday. British soldiers which currently numbers 97000 will be reduced to 82000 regulars post 2020. “I am delighted that the Gurkha brigade has survived these difficult cuts. This is good news for our Gurkhas and for Nepal, and is testament to the high regard that the British Government and people have for their Gurkhas,” said the Defence Attache at the British Embassy. nnnn