India's Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21. Will this reform end the scourge of forced early marriages in India? Palki Sharma tells you why this decision is a good start.

Gravitas: India to raise legal marriage age for women

More than a year after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the plan during his Independence Day address of 2020, the Union Cabinet passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, which is equivalent to that of men.

Indian Cabinet clears push to raise marriage age of women from 18 to 21

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Gravitas: India to raise legal marriage age for women

Indian Cabinet clears push to raise marriage age of women from 18 to 21