Indian system best and fair for women!

Indian system best and fair for women, says Rao

Washington, Apr 28, 2012, (PTI)-Excerpts

The Indian system is fair and best in the world when it comes to acknowledging the contribution of women, India's top diplomat to the US has said.

This is amply demonstrated in the very fact she being a women rose to be the highest position in Indian diplomacy, Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao told students of the University of Florida in her Commencement Address.

"In the years since when I came to be a diplomat, the impact that women have on public life in India has also grown from strength to strength. For example, I was privileged to head India's Foreign Service as the Foreign Secretary for two years from 2009 to 2011. It was a unique experience in every way," she said.

"It also demonstrated that our system is fair and just, and one of the best in the world when it comes to acknowledging the contribution of women in public service and to the life of the nation," Rao said.