The NDA began admitting women in 2022. The 17 female cadets will proceed to their respective pre-commissioning training academies for the final phase of training before commissioning.
The Army Girls Sports Companies (AGSCs) will be set up at Mhow and Pune and will be fully functional by April. These girls will also be eligible to be absorbed into the forces.
They will be on mechanised columns that will showcase indigenous equipment including the Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher system and Swathi weapon-locating radar.
Some of the petitioners claimed in court that Army had flouted SC’s March 2021 judgment which directed it to consider overall profile of eligible women officers for promotion.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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