Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – International Relations
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Recently, Defence Ministers of India and Vietnam discussed collaboration in defence industry capability building, training and cooperation in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations, etc.
Key takeaways
Both countries reaffirmed the strong India-Vietnam Defence cooperation which is a key pillar of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (2016).
India emphasised on closer defence industry cooperation by concluding an institutionalised framework agreement in the near future.
Vietnam thanked India for the assistance by Indian Armed Forces in capacity building of Vietnamese Defence Forces especially in the field of Human Resource development.
India is also willing to enhance the scope and level of training for all three services of Vietnam Defence forces in Indian Defence Institutes.
The two nations Discussed cooperation in UN peacekeeping operations.
They discussed cooperation in the field of Hydrography which will enable sharing of Hydrographic data and assist in production of navigational charts.
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Vietnam has also invited India for ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM Plus) being hosted by Vietnam in December 2020.
The ADMM-Plus is a platform for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its eight Dialogue Partners – Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the USA – to strengthen security and defence cooperation for peace, stability, and development in the region.
