The writer is a retired wing commander, Indian Air Force. She was the initial petitioner in the case which led to the landmark 2010 Delhi High Court judgment granting Permanent Commission to women in the armed forces
Does the agony of a global superstar eclipse the torment of the aam (common) father, who waits endlessly for the trial of his son, as the wheels of the justice system grind painfully slow?
The slow induction of women in ranks below officer level in a paramilitary force like the Assam Rifles is good news. But women in the military need more doors to open
The military opened its doors to women in 1992 when the Air Force inducted its first batch. It’s been three decades, and that women are still at the mercy of the courts is something to reflect upon.
The real challenge is not teaching women in the air force to fly. It is bringing about a shift in thinking. Women in the forces need to be made equal contributors to strategy, future-planning.
