What happened:
On April 19, Lee Jae-myung arrived in India on a three-day state visit, accompanied by First Lady Kim Hea-kyung, marking the first visit by a South Korean leader in over eight years.
Why it matters:
The visit is expected to revitalise the India–South Korea Special Strategic Partnership, with a focus on trade, technology, defence production, and Indo-Pacific cooperation, while advancing deeper economic and strategic alignment between New Delhi and Seoul.