India, May 3 -- Through sustained and concerted efforts, the two countries have decided to prioritise a more reciprocal and mutually beneficial partnership.

visit to India has been significant on multiple accounts. It has taken place in the backdrop of two raging conflicts, disrupted supply chains, a resurgent Japan, turbulence in South China Sea, critical requirements of friendshoring, reset of geopolitical alignments and 75 years of the Korean war. The Indian Army and the diplomatic corps have a sterling contribution in this brutal war, which is well documented but not very well known.

The relations between the two nations are rooted in the ancient past. Princess Suriratna from Ayuta (Ayodhya) sailed to Korea in 48 AD. She became Heo ...