President Park Geun-hye visited Raj Ghat, the memorial to the late Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), in New Delhi on January 17 to pay her respects to the Indian independence leader. President Park laid a wreath and honored his memory with a moment of silence. In the guestbook, she wrote, “I hope a human society with justice and peace, which Mahatma Gandhi sought all his life, can become true.”



On the same day, the president visited the Korea-India ICT Business Forum and a related expo. President Park said that, “New information and communications technology will help industries converge and this offers opportunities to make more jobs and to create new markets. It will serve as a core engine in developing creative industries.”

She urged business leaders of the two countries to present ways to carry out win-win cooperation in global markets. She also asked entrepreneurs of both countries to create an exemplary model of international cooperation by bringing together Korea’s prowess in hardware commercialization and joining it with India’s strength in world-leading software technology and talented human resources.

By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
arete@korea.kr