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India, Vietnam Advance Defence Ties for Regional Stability
India and Vietnam talked about how to work more closely on defence.
Rajesh Kumar Singh met Nguyen Truong Thang on Sunday.
Their discussion came after the two countries’ prime ministers held a high-level meeting.
That earlier meeting took place during the BRICS Summit.
The officials discussed joint projects and sharing technology.
They also talked about working together on defence industries.
Both countries said stronger maritime cooperation could help keep the region peaceful.
They want regional security to follow shared rules.
India and Vietnam discussed strengthening bilateral defence and regional security cooperation.
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Vietnam’s Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Truong Thang on Sunday.
The talks followed a meeting between the two countries’ prime ministers during the BRICS Summit.
Discussions covered joint initiatives, technology sharing and defence industrial collaboration.
Both sides supported stronger maritime ties and a peaceful, stable, rule-based regional security architecture.
- Who
- India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Vietnam’s Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Truong Thang.
- What
- They discussed advancing defence cooperation, regional security and their Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
- Where
- The prime-ministerial discussion took place on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit; the location of the defence meeting was not specified.
- When
- On Sunday; the meeting followed a high-level prime-ministerial discussion at the BRICS Summit.
- Why
- To accelerate joint initiatives, technology sharing, defence industrial collaboration and maritime ties while supporting regional stability.
Key facts
- Participants
- Rajesh Kumar Singh and Nguyen Truong Thang
- Countries
- India and Vietnam
- Partnership
- Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
- Discussion areas
- Joint initiatives, technology sharing and defence industrial collaboration
- Security focus
- Maritime and defence ties
- Stated objective
- A peaceful, stable and rule-based regional security architecture
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