Just stating a fact. Can you deny that the armed forces lack critical equipment? And it’s not just here and there, it is across the board.Agreed that fact is not the fault of just this govt but it’s still a fact. That’s the reason, stay under the radar, build alliances and capabilities. Let’s not be like the Pakis and bury our heads in the sand. Having said that, in the mountains IA is the king and I am not saying this for the first time. In case of hostilities I have no doubt we will prevail but we will take casualties that could be avoided if we had better equipment. For one, compared to the Chinese our surveillance systems seem to be pretty poor. That’s the reason they seem to be able to track our movements better and outnumber us.
The problem with us is that when there is a conflict everyone gets all nationalistic and put soldiers on a pedestal. In times of peace no one bothers about soldiers and their needs. But when the shit hits the fan we expect the armed forces to pull our chestnuts out of the fire with whatever they have.