I dont understand, why our government doesnt give body armour and head gear with protected bullet-proof visors to our soldiers? Why not protect them. Even the old soldiers 100s of years ago were given body armour! Why send soldiers to fight militants in forest area? Why not just carpet bomb the whole place and blow the militants to pieces? Why not get in latest techology? How long will be have to listen to such sad and tragic stories? Why do we not protect our soldiers with technology? I just dont understand.
RE:Equip the Indian Army with latest technology
by Vijayendra Vakil on Oct 03, 2007 04:03 PM Permalink
Dear, The body armour (Still First Gen.) is nothing then 2 steel sheets in a rag jacket with some fome in it. A single sheet weight 9 kg. total jacket weight 19 kg. At mountain terrain with 19 kg Jacket, arms and ammo. our soldiers can not perform with such weight. So to do there duty they strip there protection and do there best. If our Delhi Babu's / neta made to wear this jacket during there office hour, then only our soldiers may get right gear
RE:Equip the Indian Army with latest technology
by Farid Siddiqui on Oct 03, 2007 03:55 PM Permalink
First, my hearfelt condolences to the bereaved family.
I totally agree with Shri Vishal Sharma's viwes. We should get technology to protect our fighting men and women. Human life is too precious to be lost like this. And what prevents us from getting the best surveillance equipment and installing them at the border to check infiltration. All infiltrators must be shot at sight. Do not catch them for questioning. Just shoot them. Maj Vinay's death must not go in vain. All the militants in the forest should be bombed out, and those fleeing must be gunned down.
