New Delhi, May 8 -- Two women officers briefed the country on details of Operation Sindoor early on Wednesday morning, in what appears to be careful messaging by India - women leading the response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam in which 26 civilians were killed and several women widowed. Speaking after foreign secretary Vikram Misri were Colonel Sofiya Qureshi from the signal corps of the Indian Army - a unit often described as the communications backbone of the armed forces - and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, a helicopter pilot. In 2016, Qureshi became the first woman officer to lead a multi-national military exercise and was the only woman leading a contingent among the 18 nations that participated. Singh was commissioned into the Indian Army in 2004 and became a Wing Commander in December, 2017. She is trained in flying the Cheetah and the Chetak with more than 2,500 flying hours. Political leaders from across party lines welcomed the choice of speakers. Former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a post on X, "Two fearless women - Col. Sofiya Qureshi Wing Cdr. Vyomika Singh, are briefing the world media after the success of #OperationSindoor. This isn't just a briefing, it's a bold declaration. Our women lead from the front, in every battle, every mission." Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bhardwaj posted, "The strength of India Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and two women officers representing Indian Army and Indian Airforce at the Press Conference: Col. Sofiya Qureshi Wg. Cdr. Vyomika Singh." htc...