February 2025

Operation Sindoor briefing on 8th May, 2025

• Colonel Sofia Qureshi, a senior officer from the Indian Army's Corps of Signals, was one of the key defence officials who briefed the media on Wednesday following India's cross-border strikes under Operation Sindoor.
• She appeared alongside Wing Commander Vyomika Singh of the Indian Air Force and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri during the official press conference held by the Ministry of External Affairs.

2020 SC judgment

• The SC in its judgement to allow the permanent commission to women officers in army, quoted Col. Sofiya as an example.
• The court mentioned her service record, ruling that the exclusion of women from command roles was unjustified.

First woman to lead a contingent at a multi national military exercise

• She lead the Indian army contingent in the multi national exercise, Exercise Force 18 in 2016, hosted in India for ASEAN nations, largest foreign military exercise ever hosted by India.
• Conducted in Pune from March 2 to March 8, the war games brought together forces from 18 nations, including ASEAN countries and major global powers such as Japan, Russia, China, the United States, South Korea, New Zealand, and Australia.

Bio

• She joined the army after her postgraduate in bio chemistry
• She was also deployed as a UN military observer in Congo in 2006
• Participated in flood relief operations in North east India.
• 35 years old, as of 2025. [Republic Bharat](Why Did the Supreme Court Cite Colonel Sofiya Qureshi Long Before Operation Sindoor? | Republic World)

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