Unfit to fight

January 15, 2014 13:01

Women fighting a war -- be it on land, sea or in the skies -- continues to be a problem in India.

The Indian military seems to be edging towards increasing the active role of women in combat-support roles, but this is only in areas of distant or indirect fighting.

So, direct fighting, together with unlimited access to military leadership or comradeship, remains practically and conceptually a no-go zone for Indian women. Read the editorial on the Telegraph.

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