Jackson even has his own SWAT uniform, equipped with his toy handcuffs and squirt gun. His parents bought it four years ago and Jackson can still squeeze in it.

Camouflage and so-called "OD green" uniforms have fallen out of favor among other big-city tactical units, said Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis.

For fashion designer Ashish N Soni, designing uniforms for the "first all-women SWAT team" of the Delhi Police has been a journey full of excitement and pride.