South Korea Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Tue, 29 Sept 2026

• The 10th India–Republic of Korea Joint Committee Meeting on Defence Industries and Logistics was held in New Delhi on 29 September 2026.

Sun, 09 Aug 2026

• India's Ashmita Chaliha won her maiden BWF World Tour title at the Korea Masters Super 300 on 9 August 2026, beating fourth seed Han Qian Xi of China 14-21, 21-14, 21-14 in the women's singles final.

Sat, 25 Jul 2026

• The 'Ancient Buddhist Site of Sarnath' in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 25 July 2026 at the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea, becoming India's 45th World Heritage property.

Wed, 27 May 2026

• The 12th round of India–Republic of Korea CEPA upgrade negotiations was held in New Delhi from 25–27 May 2026; both sides agreed to form sub-groups on digital trade, supply chains and strategic industrial cooperation.

Wed, 13 May 2026

• The Ports Ministry said on 13 May 2026 that HD KSOE, NSHIP-TN and Sagarmala Finance Corporation signed an MoU on 20 April 2026 for India's first mega greenfield shipyard at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, with 2.5 million GT annual capacity.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held talks in New Delhi on 20 April 2026 and announced a Joint Strategic Vision for the India–ROK Special Strategic Partnership for 2026–2030.

Thu, 02 Apr 2026

• The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways signed a Plan of Implementation with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on 2 April 2026 for a skill development project in India's shipbuilding sector.

Thu, 16 Oct 2025

• India, represented by Surveyor General Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, was elected Co-Chair of the Regional Committee of UN Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP) for 2025–2028 (PIB, 16 October 2025).

Tue, 14 Oct 2025

• INS Sahyadri made a port call at Busan Naval Harbour, South Korea, on 13 October 2025 to take part in the maiden Indian Navy–Republic of Korea Navy bilateral exercise (PIB, 14 October 2025).

Sat, 20 Sept 2025

• India inaugurated the WAVES Bazaar – Bharat Pavilion at the Asian Contents & Film Market 2025, held alongside the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea, on 20 September 2025.

Sun, 07 Sept 2025

• India won the men's Hockey Asia Cup 2025 by beating defending champions South Korea 4–1 in the final at Rajgir, Bihar, on 7 September 2025, securing direct qualification for the 2026 FIH World Cup.

Mon, 21 Jul 2025

• On 21 July 2025 in New Delhi, the Indian Coast Guard and the Korea Coast Guard held their 13th High-Level Meeting under their 2006 MoU.

Fri, 18 Jul 2025

• On 18 July 2025 at Parliament House, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met a parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Korea led by former Prime Minister Kim Boo Kyum.

Thu, 17 Jul 2025

• On 17 July 2025 in New Delhi, a delegation led by Kim Boo Kyum, Special Envoy of Republic of Korea President Lee Jae Myung, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Mon, 26 May 2025

• An Indian all-party parliamentary delegation led by MP Sanjay Kumar Jha began its engagements in the Republic of Korea on 26 May 2025, meeting former Korean foreign minister Dr Yoon Young-kwan and others to convey India's stance of zero tolerance against terrorism.

Sun, 16 Mar 2025

• China's Shi Yuqi beat Chinese Taipei's Lee Chia-hao 21-17, 21-19 and South Korea's An Se-young beat China's Wang Zhiyi 13-21, 21-18, 21-18 in the singles finals of the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham on 16 March 2025.

Mon, 20 Jan 2025

• India and the Republic of Korea signed an Exchange of Notes in New Delhi on 20 January 2025 for NCERT's project 'Strengthening Vocational Education and Training in Mechatronics in India', the first KOICA-assisted project in India.

Mon, 25 Nov 2024

• On 25 November 2024 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from the Ambassadors of Ethiopia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Romania and the High Commissioner of Grenada.