Cavalier India Defence Training Academy

Image Source : Twitter In 2016, Lt Col Sophia Qureshi (the officer would have now been promoted) made the nation proud by becoming the first woman officer to lead an Indian Army contingent at a multi-national military exercise. Called ‘Exercise 18’, it was the largest ever foreign military exercise hosted by India, and Lt Col Qureshi was the only woman leader amongst the 18 participating contingents. Lt Col Qureshi has a degree in biochemistry and has served in United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in Congo in 2006. She is married to an Army officer from Mechanised Infantry, and her grandfather too served in the Army. Talking about the Army’s role in peacekeeping missions, she had told a portal, “On these missions, we monitor the ceasefires in those countries and also aid in the humanitarian activities. The job is to ensure peace in the conflict-affected areas.” Called ‘Exercise 18’, it was the largest ever foreign military exercise hosted by India. Read the story of determination righ...