NOT A TRIBUTE, BUT A MIRROR AND A MEGAPHONE

In May, the daily briefings of Operation Sindoor—India’s resolute answer to cross-border terrorism—were fronted by two women: Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh.

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It didn’t make the headline because they were women. It made the headline because they got the job done. And that's the shift we're seeing—slow, sometimes uneven, but unmistakably real.

This isn’t just a military metaphor. It mirrors the moment we are in—a defining one for India’s digital growth story. As we build a future-ready, digitised India, women’s participation in tech leadership isn’t just desirable—it’s necessary. Government-backed initiatives like Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA), STREE (Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women), and Startup India’s women-centric funding programs are creating critical pipelines to bring more women into the fold—as entrepreneurs, engineers, and ecosystem enablers.