Establishment of Korea-India relation some important dates

	India
	Republic of India

Establishment of Diplomatic Relations: December 1973

Bilateral Trade (2008): $15.6 billion
-Exports: $9.0 billion
-Imports: $6.6 billion

The ROK's Investment in India (cumulative total at the end of 2006): $1 billion

People-to-People Exchanges (2008):
-Number of Korean visitors to India: 76,000
-Number of Indian visitors to the ROK: 73,200

Number of Long-Term Residents (2008):
-Korean long-term residents in India: about 8,300

High-Level Exchanges:

From India to the ROK

1992	March	Foreign Minister SolLankey
1993	September	Prime Minister Lao
2002	April	Foreign Minister Singh
2002	November	Foreign Minister Sinha
2003	October	Minister of Commerce Jaitley
2004	December	Foreign Minister Natwar Singh
2006	February	President Kalam
2006	May	Minister of State for Defense Raju
2006	June	Minister of Information and Technology Maran
2006	September	Finance Minister Chidambaram
2007	June	Minister of State for External Affairs Ahamed
2007	September	Foreign Minister Mukherjee

From the ROK to India

1990	March	Foreign Minister Choi Ho-joong
1991	January	Speaker of the National Assembly Park Jun-kyu
1994	September	Minister of Commerce Kim Chul-soo
1996	February	President Kim Young-sam
1999	February	Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil
2000	July	Foreign Minister Lee Joung-bin
2001	July	Minister of Information and Communication Yang Seung-taek
2002	April	Minister of Information and Communication Yang Seung-taek
2003	December	Foreign Minister Yoon Young-kwan
2004	October	President Roh Moo-hyun
2005	August	Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon
2006	May	Deputy Prime Minister Han Duk-soo
2006	November	Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy Chung Se-kyun
2007	April	Foreign Minister Song Min-soon
2007	May	Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo

source:ministry of foreign affairs and trade,Korea