New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday interacted with the women officers of 15 countries alongside India, who are participating in a nearly two-week-long United Nations Women Military Officers Course (UNWMOC-2025) being held at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.

According to the Ministry of Defence, the course organised by the Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of External Affairs, and scheduled from August 18 to 29, 2025, aims to strengthen the professional capacity of women military officers for effective participation in multidimensional UN missions.

Addressing the officers at South Block, Raksha Mantri stated that, as the largest contributor to ...