indian army day parade photos and official documentry

[PWFI]

Dude these are special forces... not the regular army, Even INdian Special forces are equipped to the teeth. post #23 says it all

Only last two pics are of SSG soldier (with NVG), other pics are of regular army.

 

[Vergennes]

I think Australia has the highest soldier allocation in the world (or something like that) with $27,000 USD spent on every frontline soldier's kit, which is why they look like:

^ this is an average GI, not even SOF!

My friend,I think you are mistaken.
The price is in Australian dollars and not USD.
At current prices it is about : AUD $ 27,700 = USD $ ~20.000