Women & war

Some battles are waged away from the frontlines. Operation Sindoor was a perfect example of this.

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Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing-Commander Vyomika Singh became the first women officers in India’s history to lead press briefings after a major tactical strike, sending a potent message regarding women’s myriad capacities, including leadership and courage. Yet, both Ms Qureshi and Ms Singh would not have been in the armed forces now had they not fought for their right not to be discharged as short-commissioned women officers in the Supreme Court and the Armed Forces Tribunal, respectively. The apex court is, at present, hearing two separate cases with regard to allowing over 50 short-commissioned army women officers not to be discharged from duty and two women officers seeking appointment