DPK Pillay’s Article ‘How India’s Balancing Act in Korea Defined Modern Peace Making’ Published in Open Magazine
November 26, 2025
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Col DPK Pillay’s article ‘How India’s Balancing Act in Korea Defined Modern Peace Making’ has been published in the Open magazine on 26 November 2025.
The month of November marks India’s little known participation in the Korean war where a detachment of paramedics played a heroic role on the front lines. Though not designated as combatants, the Indian soldiers earned goodwill and credibility and this led to an unusual role for India as the war wound down with the final drawing of the 38th parallel as the boundary between the two Koreas, sys Col Pillay.
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