Beyond Shipbuilding: Building a Maritime Industrial Partnership between India and South Korea

This report analyzes the structural asymmetry between the Indian and South Korean shipbuilding industries and the case for converting it into a durable industrial partnership. Indian scale, demand, and demography align with Korean technology, production systems, and institutional depth, and the complementarity is strong enough to support a relationship that goes beyond a commercial transaction.

Korea Chair Bulletin: July-August 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.

Korea Chair Bulletin: June-July 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.

Korea Chair Bulletin: May-June 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.

India + Korea: A Production Partnership

This report assesses the outcomes of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s three-day visit to India from 19 to 21 April 2026, the first state visit by a Republic of Korea head of state in eight years. It tracks the visit’s strategic frameworks, government-to-government agreements, business-to-business deals, and policy announcements, and reads them against the prior arc of the India-ROK Special Strategic Partnership.