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EAM S. Jaishankar and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung co-chaired the 19th India-Vietnam Joint Commission Meeting in New Delhi on 14 September 2026.
Both sides identified co-production of Indian defence items as the way forward for defence and security cooperation.
2027 will be observed as the Year of India-Vietnam Friendship, marking 55 years of diplomatic relations.
It was the first Joint Commission since ties were elevated to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in May 2026.
India and Vietnam establish diplomatic relations; 2027 will mark the 55th anniversary.
Ties elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hands over 12 high-speed guard boats at Hong Ha Shipyard, Hai Phong, built under a US$100 million defence Line of Credit. Five were built at L&T's shipyard in India and seven at Hong Ha.
India gifts missile corvette INS Kirpan to the Vietnam People's Navy. It was the first time India gifted a fully operational corvette to a friendly country.
Exim Bank of India signs two Lines of Credit with Vietnam: US$180 million for four Offshore Patrol Vessels and US$120 million for high-speed guard boats.
State visit of General Secretary and President To Lam; ties elevated to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (joint statement of 6 May 2026).
BrahMos coastal-defence deal of about US$629 million reported, making Vietnam the second ASEAN operator after the Philippines.
19th JCM in New Delhi: defence co-production agreed as the way forward; 2027 declared Friendship Year.
Foreign-minister-level mechanism that reviews trade, economic, scientific and technological cooperation
Extends India's Lines of Credit, including the defence LoCs to Vietnam
India-Russia joint venture that makes the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
Deepen India's economic, strategic and cultural ties with Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific
Key: Upgraded from the Look East Policy in 2014; Vietnam is a key pillar
Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions
Key: Announced in March 2025, it extends the earlier SAGAR maritime vision
GS Paper II > India and its Neighbourhood / Bilateral Relations (Act East)
General Awareness > Current Affairs (International)
The level India-Vietnam ties were raised to during To Lam's state visit in May 2026, above the 2016 Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
A soft loan from Exim Bank of India that a partner country uses to buy Indian goods, such as patrol vessels
Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions, India's maritime vision from 2025