In 2020, India's Supreme Court allows women in the armed services equal rights.
On February 17, 2021, the Indian government informed the Supreme Court that women can enrol in military institutions and be considered for permanent commissions. The ruling comes less than a month after India's Supreme Court authorised women to take entrance exams for the National Defence Academy. The Supreme Court of India decided in favour of equal rights in the armed services, directing the government to offer women officers permanent commissions and command posts on par with males.
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