Who are the other female defence ministers across the world?
After the Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, Nirmala Sitharaman became India's second woman Defence Minister after Indira Gandhi. Germany and Australia had appointed their first female defence ministers, Ursula von der Leyen and Marise Payne in 2013 and 2015 respectively. Further, Florence Parly was sworn in as France's Minister for the Armed Forces in June this year.