January 28, 2014
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sent a special envoy to Seoul in June 2013, which resulted in a successful visit to India by Park Geun-hye. This visit, from Jan. 16-18, 2014, sheds light on Park’s “Middle-Power Diplomacy.” By itself, South Korea, a genuine middle power, can exert only a limited and selective influence upon the great powers; but by networking with other middle powers such as India, far more might be possible.