Women In Uniform and Operation Sindoor

“Nari Shakti” the Women In Uniform is no far cry now. Women are playing an
increasingly significant role in India’s armed forces, serving in various capacities and
demonstrating their competence and dedication. The Women In Uniform Colonel Sofiya
Qureshi, a senior officer from the Indian Army’s Corps of Signals, played a central role
in briefing the media on Operation Sindoor—India’s decisive military response to the
April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. The operation, executed between
1:05 am and 1:30 am on May 6, involved 24 coordinated missile strikes across nine
terror-linked sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. “These targets were
selected based on credible intelligence and their involvement in cross-border terrorism,”
Col Qureshi stated, affirming that no Pakistani military installations were hit.
Born in 1974 in Vadodara, Gujarat, Col Qureshi comes from a military family and holds
a Master’s degree in Biochemistry. Commissioned in 1999, she has a distinguished
service record—earning accolades for her role in Operation Parakram, contributing to
UN peacekeeping efforts in Congo from 2006, and leading communications during flood
relief operations in Northeast India. She made history in 2016 as the first Indian woman to command a multinational military exercise.The symbolic choice of Col Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh,  to lead the Operation Sindoor briefing underscored the increasing leadership of women in uniform. The operation’s name—Sindoor—paid tribute to the women who lost their spouses in the Pahalgam attack, further amplifying the message of resolve and resilience. A homage paid by whole country and symbolized by the Women In Uniform.