Archive · 14 Sep 2026
India and Vietnam Deepen Defence Partnership, Emphasise Regional Stability
India and Vietnam talked about working more closely on defence.
Rajesh Kumar Singh met Nguyen Truong Thang on Sunday.
Their meeting followed talks between Narendra Modi and Le Minh Hung at the BRICS Summit.
The countries want to share more defence technology.
They also want their defence industries to work together.
Both sides said stronger maritime cooperation could help keep the region peaceful and stable.
They plan to coordinate more closely in international security forums.
India will host the next Defence Policy Dialogue during Aero India 2027.
India and Vietnam agreed to accelerate defence technology sharing and defence-industrial cooperation.
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of National Defence Nguyen Truong Thang on Sunday.
The meeting followed talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung during the BRICS Summit.
Both sides discussed maritime cooperation, regional security and their Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
India and Vietnam will strengthen coordination through multilateral forums, including the ADMM-Plus framework, and India will host the next Defence Policy Dialogue during Aero India 2027.
- Who
- India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of National Defence Nguyen Truong Thang; the discussions followed talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.
- What
- India and Vietnam discussed accelerating defence technology sharing, defence-industrial cooperation, maritime ties and regional security coordination.
- When
- The defence meeting took place on Sunday; the prime ministers’ talks took place on Saturday during the 18th BRICS Summit.
- Where
- The defence meeting was held in New Delhi, according to one article; the prime ministers’ talks took place on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
- Why
- To deepen the Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and support a peaceful, stable and rule-based regional security architecture.
- Countries
- India and Vietnam
- Defence officials
- Rajesh Kumar Singh and Nguyen Truong Thang
- Prime ministers
- Narendra Modi and Le Minh Hung
- Main cooperation areas
- Defence technology sharing, industrial cooperation, maritime ties and regional security
- Multilateral forum
- Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus)
- Upcoming meeting
- India will host the next Defence Policy Dialogue on the sidelines of Aero India 2027
- Stated objective
- A peaceful, stable and rule-based regional security architecture
