Kiran Bedi - Senior Female Police Officer in India

Published: Jan. 18, 2013, 1 a.m.

The brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi last month has prompted India to confront a disturbing truth: the country is failing to protect women from sexual violence.

Kiran Bedi has seen the problem close up \u2013 she was the most senior female police officer in the Indian Police Service when she retired.

Is India ready for the deep-seated changes that would make the country\u2019s women less vulnerable?