India’s Modi arrives in South Korea on investment hunt

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left), accompanied by South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, arrives at a military airport in Seongnam, south of Seoul, South Korea, 18 May 2015, as he embarks on a two-day visit to South Korea, his first visit to the country since taking office in May 2014. -EPA

SEOUL: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Seoul on Monday for a two-day visit heavily focused on economic ties with Asia’s fourth-largest economy and beefing up investment from South Korean firms.

On his first visit to Seoul since taking office a year ago, Modi was to meet President Park Geun-Hye to discuss issues ranging from diplomacy and the economy to the security situation on the Korean peninsula.