Shanghai Cooperation Organisation seminar | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hails Indira Gandhi
The Hindu
“India’s former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi not only led the country for a number of years, she also did so during the times of war,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said
Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi not only led the country for a number of years, but she also did so during the times of war, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on October 14, in an apparent reference to her role in the 1971 war with Pakistan.
In an address at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) seminar on the role of women in the armed forces, the Defence Minister also talked about Rani Laxmi Bai and former president Pratibha Patil, and said India has a positive experience in harnessing women’s power in national development.
Mr. Singh said though it is justifiable to discuss the role of women in the armed forces, their wider contribution in all spheres of security and nation-building must also be recognised and reinforced.