Women In Armed Forces: National Security Vs Fundamental Rights "What we all need to understand is, that the real question is not 'gender discrimination' but purely a case of putting the right person at the right place during the war, especially in the combat zones. The Army has nothing against the lady officers, nor does it consider them inferior to males." Brig BL Poonia (Retd) 31 Oct 2021 Read more
The Supreme Court Verdict On Women Entry To NDA: The Broad Picture “Where the induction women is a force multiplier, the armed forces should welcome it” Nixon Fernando 21 Oct 2021 Read more
Small Step, Giant Leap: Armed Forces Approach on Women Integration "In my opinion, Women Induction in Army, way back in 1992, was a very impromptu decision. It was taken without working out the modalities of changes that it would entail in terms of policies, infrastructure, and work culture." Captain Shikha Saxena (Retd) 20 Sep 2021 Read more
End Of The Road For NDA? "Whatever the crusaders for social justice and equality may say, the one undeniable fact is that the basic ethos of the NDA is under assault. Would that be a good thing or bad? Only time will tell." Colonel Shivaji Ranjan Ghosh (Retd) 15 Sep 2021 Read more
Who Will Win if the Military Loses? "The Indian Armed Forces are at a crossroad. Taking the wrong turn simply because the road looks smoother may have disastrous consequences. The harder, but more appropriate one would come at a cost, probably a personal one for the decision makers. Can they, do it?" Colonel Shivaji Ranjan Ghosh (Retd) 9 Sep 2021 Read more
Will Women Join NDA? "As per the current policy, women officers are not to be inducted in the arms which involves a direct combat role and hence their entry remains limited to 1 year training in OTA. Training women for 3 years extra for administrative duties is not warranted." Colonel Jaipal Singh (Retd) 27 Aug 2021 Read more
It is Time Women Join NDA! "I am assured that our sister officers will do everything for the safety, honour and welfare of the Motherland about which many old soldiers are worried." Lieutenant Colonel MK Guptaray (Retd) 25 Aug 2021 Read more
There Are No Gender-Neutral Battlefields "The battlefield does not have such niceties. There are no referees nor any appeals. Might is right, and the means don’t matter." Colonel Shivaji Ranjan Ghosh (Retd) 20 Aug 2021 Read more
