The book, "India and the UN Peace Operations: In Service of humanity and global peace", is a true reflection of the contributions of Indian diplomats and uniformed peacekeepers to global peace and security since the early 1950s. The book transports a reader from India's diplomatic, political and uniformed peacekeepers' efforts in Korea, to various inter-state and intra-state peace operations, and finally to the modern multi-dimensional peace operations. India has contributed excellent diplomats, military and police leaders and nearly 2,55,000 peacekeepers in some of the most violent and intractable conflicts around the globe. As many as 178 peacekeepers have made the supreme sacrifice in their quest for global peace and the book is a dedication to all those soldiers of peace. The book is written by a former peacekeeper, academician, researcher and trainer in the field, with the active support of the United Services and India, and the Indian Council of World Affairs.