{"id":195532,"date":"2022-07-14T17:21:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T11:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=195532"},"modified":"2022-07-14T17:21:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T11:51:44","slug":"india-south-korea-partnership-scale-up-the-india-south-korea-bilateral-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-south-korea-partnership-scale-up-the-india-south-korea-bilateral-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"India-South Korea partnership: Scale up the India-South Korea bilateral partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cScale up the India-South Korea bilateral partnership\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0published in\u00a0The Hindu <\/b>on\u00a014th<\/sup>\u00a0July 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus<\/strong>: GS 2 \u2013 Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>: India-South Korea partnership.<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>: The newly elected Korean President has brought about a paradigm shift in South Korean foreign and security policies. He has proposed that South Korea should step up to become a \u201cglobal pivotal state, anchored in liberal values and a rules-based order.\u201d This will create multiple opportunities for a multidimensional India-South Korea partnership.<\/p>\n

What are the challenges in the India-South Korea partnership?<\/h5>\n

Divergence of interest<\/strong>: During the past five years, India and South Korea have experienced considerable divergence in their respective national objectives. For instance, South Korea drifted away from multilateral security initiatives led by the United States, such as the Quad; meanwhile, India has been actively participating in them.<\/p>\n

Trade<\/strong>: Trade between the two countries was slow and there was no significant inflow of South Korean investment into India. India and South Korea also tried to upgrade their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) agreement, but it is not finalized.<\/p>\n

Not receiving much attention from India<\/strong>: Unlike Japan, Vietnam and Australia, South Korea has not received the same level of attention from India.<\/p>\n

Impact of China<\/strong>: Earlier South Korean administration was heavily shifted toward China. With the new policy, South Korea will face inevitable Chinese pressure.<\/p>\n

Note<\/strong>: South Korea was forced to sign the \u201cthree no\u2019s\u201d agreement with China. Under this agreement, Korea agreed to no additional Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) deployment; no participation in the U.S.\u2019s missile defence network, and no establishment of a trilateral military alliance with the U.S. and Japan.<\/em><\/p>\n

Regional tension<\/strong>: South Korea\u2019s peace process with North Korea has completely collapsed. In the coming days, as North Korea conducts more missile and nuclear tests, it may lead to regional tension. Any breakout of hostilities on the Korean Peninsula can derail South Korea\u2019s Indo-Pacific project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read more: India-South Korea Relations<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
What are the mutual benefits of the India-South Korea partnership?<\/h5>\n

Benefit for India<\/strong>: With South Korea\u2019s emergence as a leader in critical technologies, cybersecurity and cyber-capacity building, outer space and space situational awareness capabilities, South Korea can contribute immensely to enhance India\u2019s foundational strengths in the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n

Fourth pillar<\/strong>: South Korea could be the fourth pillar in India\u2019s Indo-Pacific strategy along with Japan, Australia, and Vietnam. This can bring about a paradigm shift in India\u2019s position and influence in the region.<\/p>\n

Benefit for South Korea<\/strong>: India can help South Korea withstand Chinese pressure and North Korean threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read more: India, South Korea seal logistics pact<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
How to improve the India-South Korea partnership?<\/h5>\n

New avenues for cooperation<\/strong>: The emerging strategic alignment is creating a new convergence of capabilities and closer synergy in new areas of economic cooperation such as public health, green growth, digital connectivity, and trade<\/strong>, among others.<\/p>\n

Defence cooperation<\/strong>: In 2020, India and South Korea signed a Roadmap for Defence Industries Cooperation. With the strategic shift in South Korea\u2019s defence orientation, advanced defence technologies and modern combat systems are the new domains for the next level of defence cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s participation in maritime security activities<\/strong>: South Korea\u2019s participation in\u00a0annual Malabar and other exercises with Quad countries, will further strengthen India\u2019s naval footprint in the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n

An independent, strong, and democratic South Korea can be a long-term partner with India, that will add significant value to India\u2019s Indo-Pacific strategy. This new partnership can have a long-term positive impact for both countries and the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cScale up the India-South Korea bilateral partnership\u201d\u00a0published in\u00a0The Hindu on\u00a014th\u00a0July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India\u2019s interests. Relevance: India-South Korea partnership. News: The newly elected Korean President has brought about a paradigm shift in South Korean foreign… Continue reading India-South Korea partnership: Scale up the India-South Korea bilateral partnership<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10311,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10498],"class_list":["post-195532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704181102},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195532\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}