The Indo Tibetan Border Police ( ITBP ) is set to establish all-woman forward posts at 10 locations along the 3,488-km India-China border between Ladakh’s Karakoram Pass and Diphu La in Arunachal Pradesh.

Delivering an address at the ITBP’s 64th Raising Day Parade in Udhampur on Saturday, Director General Praveen Kumar said the all-woman border posts would first be established in Ladakh’s Lukung and Himachal Pradesh’s Thangi. “Soon, such border posts will be set up at eight other places as well,” he said.

He also said the ITBP has ensured “a safe, respectful and positive work environment” in the force and that its women soldiers already stand shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts in guarding the border at forward posts.

“We have worked on a forwardisation plan, whereby t

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