No Comments South Korea announced its solution to a WWII-era labour compensation dispute with Japan on Monday as momentum builds on both sides toward mending bilateral ties that have soured over the long-standing issue. The solution centres on a government-backed South Korean foundation paying compensation to Korean plaintiffs instead of requiring two Japanese firms to do so […]
No Comments South Korea’s new vision projects the values of freedom and solidarity in the international order. South Korea identifies the Indo-Pacific as an economically robust region with the strategic industrial base being located in this region. South Korea aims to seek multidimensional partnerships through the promotion of global multilateral order. It aims to project and develop […]
No Comments During his campaign, President-Elect Yoon Suk-yeol had called for “pursuing additional anti-missile system deployment,” and “doing away with South Korea’s submissive diplomacy toward China.” South Korea’s approach to Quad has been similar to its approach to the free-and-open Indo-Pacific narrative work with partners practically while avoiding open endorsement of their regional strategies. Seoul is looking […]
2 Comments China claims Korea’s ancient kingdoms as part of its own national history. The THAAD missile deployment, disqualification of its athletes at Winter Olympics, China trying to usurp Korean traditional dishes have added to the anti-China sentiments. The 2022 Presidential elections have become the bone of contention between the two countries. China has problems with all […]
1 Comment Prior to 1910, Korea was a unified country. From 1910-1945 it was colonised by Japan. During liberation in 1945 it got divided into Communist North Korea and Capitalist South Korea. For Military purposes what was a military demarcation land became a permanent border. In the present day, South Korea as a democratic country has seen […]
No Comments South Korea on Friday (9th April) unveiled a prototype of the country’s first indigenous fighter jet. The gray-colored jet, named KF-21 Boramae, was showcased at a rollout ceremony held at the Korea Aerospace Industries headquarters in the southern city of Sacheon. The launch event comes more than five years after South Korea began the 8.8 […]
No Comments Relationship between the India and Korea goes beyond the modern constructs of international relations and is part of a legacy of many centuries that transcends present boundaries.
Malananta, an Indian Buddhist monk brought Buddhism to Baekje in the southern Korean peninsula during the late 4th century. In 526 CE, Korea monk Gyeomik, went to India to learn Sanskrit and study the monastic discipline Vinaya and founded the Gyeyul branch of Buddhism
India played an important and positive role in Korean affairs after Korea’s independence in 1945. Lt. General K.S. Thimayya, then Chief of Army Staff of India, served as the chairman of the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission [NNRC], after the armistice and contributed to resolving the humanitarian issues arising out of the War.
Since 2014, ever since Narendra Modi became the PM, the relationship between India and Korea was elevated to a higher level as part of his Look East Policy (LEP).
Major Korean conglomerates such as Samsung, Hyundai Motors, and LG have made significant investments into India, estimated at over $4.43 billion (as of March 2017). From the Indian side, investments in ROK is nearing USD 3 billion.
To defend the region from expansionist forces, India and South Korea, along with other democratic powers in the region, should think of expanding cooperation for alternate economic order and fighting global issues and challenges together.
