Big leap for women

Recently a squad of 500 women personnel trained to guard the Sino-Indian border was inducted into the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. This new squad has been readied through 44 weeks of intense training, including in survival at high altitudes. This is a proud moment for the nation as women enter a realm that has been a male preserve. It is time women are appointed to more active (read combat) jobs in the military and paramilitary forces. This will firmly establish that women are second to none.

Nelson John

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