If there are upgrades to be made to the riot control gear, priority should be given to mainland Indian regions, especially metro cities, instead of showering free stuff on ungrateful masses who parasite on the tax money that the former pays. As of now, it's just non-uniformed members of religion of peace throwing stones at uniformed members of religion of peace. Please excuse me if I don't feel the urgency to pay a premium out of my tax money to change the status quo.
It's not a matter of better gear, it's a matter of better civic values. Unless the savages come to the realization that they are beating their own people up, the core issue will not be resolved, gear notwithstanding. Give them the bare minimum and let them figure it out. If sanity prevails then fine, if not, then one must humbly accept that it's their default nature and look for out of the box ideas for a lasting solution. We can't keep pampering and spoon-feeding these brats with shiny stuff at a time when our farmers are committing suicide en masse in the mainland.
This is a classic case of : धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः