India, April 20 -- South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is in New Delhi, where he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with shipbuilding and artificial intelligence high on the agenda for talks. Lee was given a red-carpet welcome as he landed in the capital, Delhi, on Sunday for a three-day visit.

"Amidst ongoing supply chain instability and a global economic crisis stemming from the aftermath of the Middle East conflict, the Republic of Korea and India are emerging as increasingly vital strategic partners for one another," Lee, on his first visit to India, said in a statement on social media.

Talks will include discussions on "shipbuilding, trade, investments, AI, semiconductors, critical and emerging technologies", ministry of fore...