India–North Korea relations
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India–North Korea relations (Korean: 인디아-조선민주주의 인민공화국 관계), also called Indian-North Korean relations or Indo-North Korean relations, are the bilateral relations between India and North Korea. Both countries have growing trade and diplomatic relations. India maintains an embassy in Pyongyang, and North Korea has an embassy in New Delhi.
India |
North Korea |
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Diplomatic mission | |
Embassy of India, Pyongyang | Embassy of North Korea, New Delhi |
Envoy | |
- | Ambassador Choe Hui Chol [1] |
India was one of North Korea's biggest trade partners and a major food aid provider.[2] According to CII, India's exports to North Korea in 2013 totaled more than US $60 million.[3] However India has implemented the United Nations Security Council economic sanctions and has ceased most trade with North Korea in April 2017.[4]
India is a critic of North Korea's nuclear proliferation record and has also voiced concerns of de-nuclearization and disarmament. India has repeatedly condemned North Korean nuclear tests and views its nuclear programme as a threat to regional security.[5][6] But on the other side, India has provided US $1 million medical assistance to North Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
India has maintained that any peaceful agreement between North Korea and South Korea will be strongly endorsed. India has also cleared that it wants the reunification of Korea.[7] According to 2014 BBC World Service Poll, 23% of Indians view North Korea's worldly influence positively, with 27% expressing a negative view.[8]
In 2022, it was alleged that North Korean hackers had hacked into ATMs of Cosmos Bank although the news was not fully confirmed[9] while there were worldwide allegations about North Korea's cyber-hacking into world-wide banks and financial offices.