Warmly welcoming the guest to Vietnam, President Tran Dai Quang expressed pleasure at the increasingly strengthened bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership as high-level leaders have reached various important agreements, steering the bilateral relations towards the right direction. The host stressed that Vietnam advocates India’s “Act East” policy and highly appreciates the invaluable support from the Indian State, people and military over the past time. President Tran Dai Quang (R) and Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Quang thanked for the warm and friendly reception that the State and Government of India paid him and Vietnam’s high-level delegation during his State-visit to India last March. During the visit, the two sides reached important common perceptions in enhancing the comprehensive strategic partnership in the coming time. With high determination, trust and strong will of cooperation and development among high-level … [Read more...] about Vietnam, India lay stress on defense cooperation
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Vietnam, India to boost defense cooperation
Warmly welcoming the guest to Vietnam, President Tran Dai Quang expressed pleasure at the increasingly strengthened bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership as high-level leaders have reached various important agreements, steering the bilateral relations towards the right direction. The host stressed that Vietnam advocates India’s “Act East” policy and highly appreciates the invaluable support from the Indian State, people and military over the past time. President Tran Dai Quang (R) and Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Quang thanked for the warm and friendly reception that the State and Government of India paid him and Vietnam’s high-level delegation during his State-visit to India last March. During the visit, the two sides reached important common perceptions in enhancing the comprehensive strategic partnership in the coming time. With high determination, trust and strong will of cooperation and development among high-level … [Read more...] about Vietnam, India to boost defense cooperation
India wants to build armament factories in Vietnam: minister
India wants to build armament factories in Vietnam to export to third countries, a military industry meeting heard Wednesday. The meeting was a part of a series of events organized on the occasion of Indian defense minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s visit to Vietnam. Meeting with top Vietnamese leaders during her four-day visit that ends Friday, she said India-Vietnam military cooperation doesn’t stop at buying and transferring military technologies. India looks to set up armament factories in Vietnam for export to third-party countries, she said. She also hoped that Vietnam would become a prime destination for Indian businesses, especially in defense and military sectors. Ho Quang Tuan, an official from Vietnam’s Ministry of Defense, stressed that military cooperation was a cornerstone in the strategic partnership between Vietnam and India. He also said the two countries were having "open, direct" dialogue regarding military technologies and weaponries. Vietnam is … [Read more...] about India wants to build armament factories in Vietnam: minister
Indian Defense Minister visits Vietnam
Defense Minister, General Ngo Xuan Lich (R) receives his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman. On the morning of June 13, after the reception for the Indian defense minister hosted by General Ngo Xuan Lich at the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense, the two sides held talks. At the talks, Minister Ngo Xuan Lich expressed his pleasure at receiving Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the high-ranking delegation from India. He affirmed the significance of the visit, saying that it would contribute to strengthening the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and India in general and the bilateral defense cooperation in particular, for the sakes of the two peoples and peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world. Minister Ngo Xuan Lich held that this was the third time in less than a year that he had met Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and at all the meetings and exchanges the Vietnamese official … [Read more...] about Indian Defense Minister visits Vietnam
Indian Defence Minister pays official visit to VN
On the morning of June 13, Gen. Lich hosted an official welcoming ceremony for his Indian counterpart at the Defense Ministry’s headquarters in Ha Noi. The event also saw the presence of Indian Ambassador to Viet Nam Pavathaneni Harish. During their talks later, the Vietnamese minister affirmed that the visit would contribute to strengthening the traditional friendly relations and comprehensive strategic partnership between Viet Nam and India, while facilitating bilateral defense collaboration for the benefits of each country’s people and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world. The two sides discussed a number of international and regional issues of mutual concern, review the bilateral defense partnership over the past few years, and agreed on the measures to boost their defense ties in the time ahead. They underscored the importance of maintaining the existing cooperation mechanisms, such as deputy ministerial-level defence policy … [Read more...] about Indian Defence Minister pays official visit to VN
Indonesia, India plan to develop strategic Indian Ocean port
Indonesia and India pledged on Wednesday to step up defense and maritime cooperation, with plans to develop a strategic Indonesian naval port in the Indian Ocean, the leaders of the two countries said after meeting in Jakarta. Indonesian President Joko Widodo met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss, among other issues, developing infrastructure and an economic zone at Sabang, on the tip of Sumatra island and at the mouth of the Malacca Strait, one of the busiest shipping channels for global trade. “India is a strategic defense partner...and we will continue to advance our cooperation in developing infrastructure, including at Sabang Island and the Andaman Islands,” Widodo told a news conference after the meeting at the presidential palace.Analysts say the move comes amid concerns over China’s rising maritime influence in the region, and is part of Modi’s “Act East” policy of developing stronger ties with the Association of Southeast Asian … [Read more...] about Indonesia, India plan to develop strategic Indian Ocean port
Indian naval ships arrive in Da Nang
During the visit, the officers and sailors plan to pay a courtesy visit to the People’s Committee of Da Nang city and High Command of the Naval Region 3. They will also visit Da Nang’s tourist attractions; and take part in a friendly match in volleyball with officers and soldiers of the Naval Region 3, an exchange with students of Da Nang University, and a concert with the participation of the Indian Navy band. In the last day on May 25, the Vietnamese and Indian navies will hold a joint maritime exercise. Rear Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, Commander of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet stressed that the visit will contribute in the cooperative relation between Vietnam and India. Defense Cooperation is one of the important parts of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two nations, making contribution to peace and security in the region and the world. As planned, Defense Minister of India will pay a visit to Vietnam in June. Chief of the … [Read more...] about Indian naval ships arrive in Da Nang
President Tran Dai Quang holds talks with Indian PM Narendra Modi
The talks were attended by Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Chairman of the Presidential Office Dao Viet Trung, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh, and other senior officials. Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi The Indian representatives include Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Nripendra Misra, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish. President Quang expressed his pleasure to visit India and congratulated the Indian State and people on their remarkable achievements gained over the past time, especially high and stable economic growth as well as major … [Read more...] about President Tran Dai Quang holds talks with Indian PM Narendra Modi
Vietnamese, Indian premiers discuss national defense, trade, and East Vietnam Sea
The prime ministers of Vietnam and India had a conversation about a number of topics related to the two countries, notably technological and commercial cooperation and East Vietnam Sea issues, at Hydrabad House in India on Wednesday. At the talk, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in the ASEAN – India Commemorative Summit and the ceremony on the 69th anniversary of the Republic Day of India. Phuc congratulated India on its significant achievements in economy, society, national defense, and science and technology. He also uttered his belief that Modi will successfully continue to create a prosperous India with sustainable development and an improved status in Asia and on the international stage. Modi demonstrated his appreciation for Vietnam’s coordinative role in strengthening the relations between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the past years. Considering defense and security … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Indian premiers discuss national defense, trade, and East Vietnam Sea
US defense secretary heads to Asia to draw a contrast with assertive China
By AFP  January 22, 2018 | 08:35 am GMT+7 U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis walks from a meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 9, 2018. Photo by Reuters/Joshua Roberts In Vietnam, Jim Mattis and his counterparts are set to discuss freedom of movement in the East Sea. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday began a one-week trip to Asia, hoping to strengthen defense cooperation with Indonesia and Vietnam as regional Chinese military power looms ever larger. "We share the Pacific - it's an ocean named for peace - we would like to see it remain peaceful, so all the nations that use it and live here are prosperous," Mattis told reporters accompanying him on a military plane headed to the region. In Jakarta, where he is to arrive Monday evening, Mattis is to meet on Tuesday with President Joko Widodo and Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu for talks on maritime cooperation. The vast Indonesian archipelago reaches from … [Read more...] about US defense secretary heads to Asia to draw a contrast with assertive China