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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh connected Thursday (May 21, 2026) inaugurated the Indian War Memorial successful South Korea’s Seoul and paid tributes to the Indian soldiers during a commemorative ceremony.
The War memorial has been constructed arsenic portion of commemorative events marking the 75th day of the Korean War. It stands arsenic a tribute to the courage, sacrifice and humanitarian work rendered by the 60 Para Field Ambulance of the Indian Army and the Custodian Force of India (CFI) during the war.
Mr. Singh was joined by the Republic of Korea’s Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs successful unveiling the warfare memorial astatine Imjingak Park successful Seoul.
The 2 Ministers laid a wreath astatine the memorial and paid homage to the brave Indian soldiers, whose work continues to beryllium remembered by the radical of the Republic of Korea, with heavy respect and gratitude.
The ceremonial was attended by elder officials from some countries, subject representatives, veterans, members of the diplomatic assemblage and distinguished guests. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs of Korea dedicated this period successful honour of Colonel Rangaraj.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh highlighted the enduring bequest of India’s publication to bid and humanitarian assistance connected the Korean Peninsula and stated that the shared past and sacrifices of the 2 nations proceed to service arsenic a beardown instauration for the India-South Korea Special Strategic Partnership. He added that commemorating the relation of Indian troops helps fortify people-to-people knowing and brings renewed attraction to the historical bonds betwixt the 2 countries.
He besides extended appreciation to the Korean authorities for its invaluable enactment and practice successful the constitution of the memorial. The Indian War Memorial has been constructed successful the aforesaid country wherever the CFI had established the ‘HIND NAGAR’ successful September 1954, lodging astir 22,000 prisoners of warfare till their peaceful repatriation.
The commemoration served arsenic an important effort to honour a important yet comparatively lesser-known section of shared India-Republic of Korea history. The contributions of Indian unit during the Korean War stay a almighty awesome of India’s long-standing committedness to peace, humanitarian assistance and planetary cooperation.
The inauguration of the Indian War Memorial besides marked the decision of Rajnath Singh’s four-day sojourn to Vietnam and South Korea.
