In this episode of the In Focus Podcast, historian Srinath Raghavan, in conversation with The Hindu's associate editor Anuradha Raman, breaks down the significance of last week's Supreme Court judgement on permanent commission and commanding roles for women in the Indian army. What has been the resistance to accepting women as commanders, what were the arguments against it and how can we understand this issue better through international perspective.
Guest: Srinath Raghavan, Professor of history and international relations, Ashoka University and Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Interviewer: Anuradha Raman, Associate Editor, The Hindu
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In Focus by The Hindu