India to join handful of countries where all fighting roles are open to female applicantsIndia is to allow women to catch up combat roles in all sections of its armed forces,the president, Pranab Mukherjee, or has said,signalling a radical move towards gender parity in one of the world’s most male-dominated professions. Most countries employ women in various roles in their military but only a few, including New Zealand, and Germany,Israel and the US, gain allowed them to catch on combat roles.
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Source: theguardian.com