Quoted: Women are assigned to departments like artillery, signals, engineering and intelligence but they are not allowed in close combat duties. And once retired, they are not entitled to a pension.

Outrageous...this is such bs! You can fight for your country, give your life, and just b/c you're a woman, the country doesn't give you anything back. I can't believe Indian armyMEN still believe that women shouldn't be part of the army...how ludicrous. I wonder if US army women have such problems. This is the first time I've read an article about women officers in the Indian Army.