Rajnath hails Indira Gandhi: ‘Led country in times of war’

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke of women empowerment in India at the inaugural session of an international seminar on the ‘Role of Women in the Armed Forces’ organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Thursday, citing former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and former President Pratibha Patil as examples.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a Beijing-based Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance. Addressing the countries attending the international seminar, Singh said that: “India’s former Prime Minister, Shrimati Indira Gandhi not only led the country for a number of years, she also did so during times of war. And more recently, Shrimati Pratibha Patil was the President of India and the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces.”