"India's first Tri-Service all-women circumnavigation expedition completes 314-day global voyage"
Tri-Service Integration
coordinated operations and shared institutional culture across Army, Navy, and Air Force under unified command.
Circumnavigation
a voyage crossing all meridians of longitude, the Equator twice, the International Date Line, and rounding the three Great Capes.
India's armed forces have undergone a gradual but significant transformation in their approach to gender inclusion over the past two decades. Historically, women were confined to the Army Medical Corps and nursing services, but successive policy shifts have expanded their roles substantially. The Supreme Court's landmark rulings on Permanent Commission for women officers — particularly the 2020 judgment in Secretary, Ministry of Defence v. Babita Puniya — directed the Army to grant Permanent Commission to women Short Service Commission officers in all ten streams where they were already serving, rejecting the argument that women were unsuitable for command roles. The Indian Navy and Indian Air Force have similarly expanded women's roles, with the Navy inducting women into its executive branch and the Air Force training women as fighter pilots.
The concept of Tri-Service integration — coordinated operations and joint institutional culture across the Army, Navy, and Air Force — has been a stated policy priority, particularly since the creation of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) post and the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) under the Theatrisation agenda. Joint exercises, combined training, and shared logistics are central to this vision. Expeditions that bring together officers from all three services under a single mission command directly embody this integration philosophy and serve as soft-power demonstrations of India's military cohesion.
The 'Samudra Pradakshina' expedition represents a convergence of three distinct policy dimensions: gender inclusion in the armed forces, tri-service jointness, and maritime diplomacy. The expedition was conducted aboard the Indian Army Sailing Vessel (IASV) Triveni, covering approximately 25,500 nautical miles across four oceans over 314 days. To qualify as a legitimate circumnavigation under internationally recognised criteria, a voyage must cross all meridians of longitude, cross the Equator at least twice, traverse the International Date Line, and round the three Great Capes — Cape Leeuwin (southwestern Australia), Cape Horn (southern tip of South America), and the Cape of Good Hope (southern Africa). The crew also navigated the Drake Passage, the notoriously treacherous waters between Cape Horn and Antarctica, earning membership of the Cape Horners — a prestigious international fraternity of mariners who have rounded Cape Horn. …
Consider the following statements regarding 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam':
1.These provisions will come into effect from the 18th Lok Sabha.
2.After becoming an Act, this will be in force for 15 years.
3.It has provisions for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes Women within the quota reserved for the Scheduled Castes.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
With reference to the 'Samudra Pradakshina' expedition, consider the following statements:
1.It was India's first Tri-Service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition.
2.The vessel used was the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Triveni.
3.The expedition rounding Cape Horn qualifies the crew for membership of the Cape Horners fraternity.
4.The voyage crossed the Equator twice as part of the internationally recognised circumnavigation criteria.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which of the following correctly lists the three 'Great Capes' that must be rounded to satisfy internationally recognised circumnavigation criteria?
The Supreme Court's 2020 judgment in the Babita Puniya case primarily dealt with which of the following?
Consider the following statements regarding Tri-Service integration in India's defence architecture:
1.The post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was created to facilitate integration among the three services.
2.The Department of Military Affairs (DMA) functions under the Ministry of External Affairs.
3.Integrated Theatre Commands aim to place Army, Navy, and Air Force assets under a unified operational command.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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