Korea Chair Bulletin: March-April 2026

The Korea Chair Bulletin provides research-driven insights into India-South Korea relations, covering policy shifts, strategic dialogues, and emerging trends. It also highlights key developments and news from the Korean Peninsula.
President Lee Jae-myung’s state visit to India: Opening new chapters

Discussions focused on boosting shipbuilding, AI, defence, and critical technologies, targeting USD 50 billion bilateral trade by 2030.
Why South Korean president’s visit to India matters
A priority for India–Australia cooperation: underwater domain awareness
C Raja Mohan writes | Amid a widening Gulf, the need for a bridge between India and South Korea

For India and South Korea, the Gulf war presents an opportunity to inject real political content into a relationship long described as ‘strategic’ but driven largely by commerce
Toward a Trilateral Tech Framework: Connecting India, Japan, and South Korea in the Indo-Pacific

This report examines a conspicuous gap in Indo-Pacific architecture: the absence of a formalized mechanism for technology cooperation among three of Asia’s leading democracies. Against the backdrop of intensifying US-China rivalry, erratic American trade policy under Trump 2.0, and China’s weaponization of economic interdependence, the report makes a compelling case for a purpose-built minilateral that leverages complementary national strengths — India’s digital economy and human capital, Japan’s precision manufacturing and standards diplomacy, and South Korea’s semiconductor and electronics leadership.