Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and South Korean minister Kwon Oh-eul inaugurated the Indian war memorial at Imjingak Park in Seoul, marking the 75th anniversary of the Korean War.
The memorial honours the Indian soldiers who served during the three-year war, particularly the 60 Para Field Ambulance and the Custodian Force of India (CFI), which treated thousands of wounded soldiers and civilians.
India played a pivotal role in the post-armistice phase of the Korean War through its 5,500-member CFI, which worked under the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission to facilitate the humane repatriation of prisoners of war.
The war memorial, funded by India, was constructed in the same area where the CFI had established the 'Hind Nagar' in September 1954, housing almost 22,000 prisoners of war until their peaceful repatriation.
The two ministers also signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in honouring Korean War veterans and strengthening exchanges between them.
