Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, left, shakes hands with Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh at the ministry's office in Seoul, Wednesday. Courtesy of the Ministry of Defense
Korea and India are deepening their military ties and defense manufacturing cooperation, signing a series of new agreements on Wednesday as both nations seek to fortify their special strategic partnership amid shifting geopolitical alliances across Asia.
Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back met Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh at Korea’s Ministry of National Defense, where the two sides discussed expanding defense cooperation across military, cybersecurity and peacekeeping operations.
The visit marked the first trip to Korea by an Indian defense minister since 2019.
The meeting followed agreements reached during last year’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus, where Ahn invited Singh to Seoul.
