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Bulletproof jackets create uproar in India
Having won a $166 million bid for the Indian Army’s 186,138 bulletproof jackets, SMPP’s executive director Ashish Kansal told the Economic Times that the Western-sourced fabric used during trials later changed to a Chinese supplier. This admission is creating consternation in the defence community.
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