India, South Korea To Deepen Ties In Trade, Defence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held productive bilateral talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during which they agreed to deepen cooperation in areas like trade and investment, IT hardware manufacturing and defence and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen bilateral ties. They also discussed India's G20 presidency and South Korea's Indo-Pacific strategy. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the summit of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies in Hiroshima.