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In 2017 the two countries also signed agreements to establish $9 billion in concessional credit and $1 billion in Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding for infrastructure development projects in India.

2.3. Cultural Ties

To further enhance cultural exchanges between Indian and Korea, an Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) was established in Seoul in April 2011.

Another Culture Centre was established in Busan in December 2013 on Public Private Partnership mode.

A bust of Rabindranath Tagore was unveiled in Seoul by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha Smt. Meira Kumar in May 2011.

A bust of Mahatma Gandhi, presented by ICCR, was unveiled at the Hongbeop-sa temple in Busan on 21 July 2014.

ICC in Seoul and Busan offers regular classes on yoga and dance, both contemporary and classical for promotion of Indian culture.