India Vietnam defence ministers talks on Monday

India Vietnam defence ministers talks on Monday. File Photo
India Vietnam defence ministers talks on Monday. File Photo
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New Delhi: Minister of National Defence of Vietnam General Phan Van Giang will be on a visit to India between June 18-19, 2023. The visiting dignitary will hold a bilateral meeting with defence minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on June 19 to carry forward the India-Vietnam defence cooperation. 

Both sides will also exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. The Minister of National Defence of Vietnam will also undertake a cultural visit to Agra, during his stay in India.

For India, Vietnam is an important pillar of its Act East Asia policy. The visit holds significance as Vietnam has become an important partner in India's Act East policy and the Indo-Pacific vision. 

An important country of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Vietnam has territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea region. India has oil exploration projects in the Vietnamese waters in the South China Sea. 

The two countries are boosting their maritime security cooperation in the last few years to protect common interests.

India and Vietnam share a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Bilateral defence relations form a significant pillar to this partnership. 

Defence engagements between the two nations have diversified to include wide-ranging contacts between the services, military-to-military exchanges, high-level visits, capacity building and training programmes, cooperation in UN Peacekeeping, ship visits and bilateral exercises.

During the visit of Sigh to Vietnam in June 2022, major overarching guiding documents namely 'Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030' and a Memorandum of Understanding on 'Mutual Logistics Support' were signed that have significantly enhanced the scope and scale of defence cooperation between both the countries.

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