tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post8861838121173675549..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: India, China joint exercise Hand-in-Hand 2013 comes to a closeBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-736253458336336052013-12-04T22:29:02.423-08:002013-12-04T22:29:02.423-08:00I was browsing through the net recently to see if ...I was browsing through the net recently to see if there have been any new development about clothing and gear of Indian soldiers but its same old same old! Watching our jawans in this and many other pictures of various joint exercises and knowing they are second to none in the world when it comes to showing courage and valour, i personally feel their personality is somewhat downgraded by the type of clothing and other gear that our army have been providing them with! From helmets to jackets,magagine pouches,elbow and knee pads(only provided recently to a handful of soldiers) to boots they are all of vintage style after being compared to todays standards!<br />And our highly ranked officers (bunch of guys who reached those ranks but don't deserve them) are only good at issuing RFIs and then scrapping them. Few equipments and gears are purchased off the shelf, some from this vendor some from that vendor all of different designs and build! Are there any development on this front? Will be really grateful if i get a response from you!<br />Ashishtomar74@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com