PM Modi Vows to Boost India-South Korea Ties with New President
Lee takes the helm of a nation deeply divided after his predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol's disastrous attempt to declare martial law in December.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that he wanted to "expand and strengthen" ties with South Korea, sending congratulations as centre-left President Lee Jae-myung took office.
Lee takes the helm of a nation deeply divided after his predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol's disastrous attempt to declare martial law in December.
"Look forward to working together to further expand and strengthen the India-ROK (Republic of Korea) Special Strategic Partnership," Modi said in a post on X.
South Korea is still reeling from the turmoil sparked by impeached ex-leader Yoon's martial law declaration and the rise of the far right in its aftermath -- a development experts say has deeply shaken the country's collective sense of democracy.
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