Secret Visit: First ministerial visit from India to Pyongyang since 1998

India and North Korea will mark 45 years of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries this year

Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh was in Pyongyang over the last couple of days. There was no word from the Ministry of External Affairs about the visit. It was the first ministerial visit from India to Pyongyang since 1998. The visit was a secret until a North Korean news agency published a photograph of the Indian minister with North Korean officials and India's ambassador to that country. Eventually, the MEA confirmed Singh’s visit. Among other issues, Singh discussed promotion of yoga and traditional Indian medicines in that country. India and North Korea will mark 45 years of