Published : Dec 18, 2024 18:42 IST - 8 MINS READ It all began with a letter by a top Army officer that was “leaked” to social media. The “double standards of competence” leadership model suggests that because historically men have had access to leadership roles, women leaders must be outstandingly qualified to succeed. “Lieutenant General Puri’s letter essentialises leadership …
In a five-page letter, Lt General Rajeev Puri has voiced his concerns about the performance of women commanding officers in the Indian Army. According to Lt General Rajeev Puri, the outgoing Corps Commander of the 17 Corps, women commanding officers’ had various leadership shortcomings, including poor “interpersonal relations”, an “exaggerated tendency to complain” and a “lack of empathy” for officers …
Any intervention of the state in the personal domain needs to maintain a delicate balance between a person’s right to privacy and the state’s interest in maintaining a just social order. Most recently, while refusing to recognise the right to marriage as a fundamental right in October 2023, the Supreme Court in Supriyo v. Union of India noted that the …
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