Jaishankar holds productive talks with South Korean Foreign Minister

India and South Korea on Saturday (August 16, 2025) resolved to develop their strategic partnership by boosting cooperation within the areas of semiconductor, clear power, defence and synthetic intelligence.

Ways to ramp up the general bilateral cooperation figured prominently in talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his visiting South Korean counterpart, Cho Hyun.

“Held productive discussions on advancing our bilateral cooperation in trade, manufacturing, maritime and people-to-people exchanges as well as new opportunities in AI, semiconductors, clean energy and defence,” the External Affairs Minister stated in a submit on X.

Mr. Jaishankar stated he and Mr. Hyun additionally exchanged views on the Indo-Pacific area and modern world developments.

“Appreciated our deepening convergences and growing engagement as our Special Strategic Partnership completes 10 years,” he added.

In his opening remarks on the assembly, Mr. Jaishankar additionally thanked Seoul for its condemnation of Pahalgam terror assault.

The External Affairs Minister additionally made a point out of Seoul’s help to an Indian parliamentary delegation that visited South Korea within the aftermath of Operation Sindoor.

“You have been barely a month in the job (as the Foreign Minister), the fact that you are here literally a day after your National Day, and our National Day, says a lot really about the value we attach to the relationship,” Mr. Jaishankar stated.

The India-South Korea ties have been on an upswing in the previous couple of years, particularly within the areas of commerce and defence.