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'India's women never lagged behind in protecting the nation and its religion'

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November 17, 2025

India's women power has never lagged behind in protecting the nation and its religion,” said Defence Minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh said here on Sunday.

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Speaking on the martyrdom day of Uda Devi Pasi, Rajnath Singh said, "Today, the doors of military schools are open to girls. Indian women are strengthening the nation's security circle from the heights of Siachen to the depths of the ocean. More recently, during Operation Sindoor, women pilots and women soldiers played a crucial role in counter-terrorism operations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashm

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