Korea Digest No. 26, August 2025

KOREA DIGEST   Korea Digest is a monthly publication of the Korea Centre, School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, that compiles major political, security, economic and diplomatic developments in the Korean Peninsula. Korea Digest aims to track, highlight and provide brief analysis of important developments in the Korean Peninsula.   Korea Digest No. 26, August, 2025   Contents   Seoul announces a three-stage plan for denuclearization and…

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Announcement: Results of the Korea Centre Essay Competition 2025

We are pleased to announce the results of the Korean Centre Essay Competition 2025, conducted in collaboration with the Unikorea Foundation, Republic of Korea. Congratulations to all winners and participants for their outstanding contributions and enthusiastic participation.    Category 1: School  Anwita D Pillai, 10th Class Student, PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ernakulam (₹15,000/- and Certificate) Shriya Pasricha, 11th Class Student, Delhi Public School, RK Puram, New Delhi (₹10,000/- and Certificate)…

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Distinguished Lecture by Prof Ma Sang Yoon and Korea Centre Delegations Visit to CHRIST University, Bengaluru

On 18 August 2025, the Korea Centre, in collaboration with the Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at Christ University, organized a distinguished lecture titled "Korean Peninsula at a Crossroad: Eight Years of Inter-Korean Relations and the Prospects of Unification." Prof. Dr. Sang Yoon Ma from The Catholic University of Korea delivered an insightful keynote address tracing Korea's historical division, regime rivalry, and contemporary geopolitical dynamics. The lecture comprehensively examined…

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Young Scholars Workshop, “Reimagining Korean Unification in a Transforming World: Perspectives from India” August 13-14 2025

On August 13-14, 2025, the Korea Centre at Mahatma Gandhi University, in collaboration with UniKorea Foundation, Republic of Korea and Academy of Korean Studies, organised a two-day Young Scholars’ Workshop on “Reimagining Korean Unification in a Transforming World: Perspectives from India”. The workshop brought together a dynamic group of young researchers, postgraduates, and Ph.D. scholars from various parts of India to discuss the issue of Korean Unification, inter-Korean relations and peace in the…

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