India and Vietnam to Expand Defence Cooperation Covering all Three Services

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India and Vietnam to Expand Defence Cooperation Covering all Three Services​

India and Vietnam to Hold Mountain and Jungle Warfare Exercise Next Year


A day after the successful conclusion of the First ASEAN Plus Eight Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Hanoi, in which India played a constructive role in defining the scope and objectives of the Forum, the Defence Minister Mr AK Antony today announced a slew of measures to expand defence cooperation with Vietnam. The measures were elaborated by Mr Antony at the bilateral meetings with the top Vietnamese leadership including the Defence Minister Gen Phung Quang Thanh and the Prime Minister Mr Nguyen Tan Dung.

Mr Antony said New Delhi will provide support to Vietnam to enhance and upgrade the capabilities of Services in general and Navy in particular. He said India will help Vietnam in its capacity building for repair and maintenance of its platforms. The Armies of the two countries will also cooperate in areas like IT and English Training of Vietnamese Army personnel. Both the armies will also have a joint training in mountain and jungle warfare in India next year. The two sides will work towards developing cooperation among defence institutes and establishing linkages for sharing experience and knowledge. Mr Antony also offered assistance to Vietnamese Forces in UN Peacekeeping operations, in which India has vast experience.

The two sides also discussed global and regional security issues. Mr Antony said Vietnam occupies a strategic position in New Delhi’s policy priorities, both bilaterally as well as under its ‘Look East Policy’.

Gen Thanh thanked India for its valuable contribution to make the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting a great success. He said India occupies a special position in Hanoi’s foreign policy framework and noted ‘we are indeed moved by your support’. He welcomed more port calls by the Indian Navy to Vietnam and offered maintenance and repair facilities at Vietnamese ports.

Mr Antony also extended an invitation to his Vietnamese counterpart to visit India next year.

Mr Antony returns home tonight.


PIB Press Release

 

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A day after the successful conclusion of the First ASEAN Plus Eight Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Hanoi, in which India played a constructive role in defining the scope and objectives of the Forum, the Defence Minister Mr AK Antony today announced a slew of measures to expand defence cooperation with Vietnam. The measures were elaborated by Mr Antony at the bilateral meetings with the top Vietnamese leadership including the Defence Minister Gen Phung Quang Thanh, the Prime Minister Mr Nguyen Tan Dung and the President Mr Nguyen Minh Triet.

Mr Antony said New Delhi will provide support to Vietnam to enhance and upgrade the capabilities of Services in general and Navy in particular. He said India will help Vietnam in its capacity building for repair and maintenance of its platforms. The Armies of the two countries will also cooperate in areas like IT and English Training of Vietnamese Army personnel. Both the armies will also have a joint training in mountain and jungle warfare in India next year. The two sides will work towards developing cooperation among defence institutes and establishing linkages for sharing experience and knowledge. Mr Antony also offered assistance to Vietnamese Forces in UN Peacekeeping operations, in which India has vast experience.

The two sides also discussed global and regional security issues. Mr Antony said Vietnam occupies a strategic position in New Delhi’s policy priorities, both bilaterally as well as under its ‘Look East Policy’.

Gen Thanh thanked India for its valuable contribution to make the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting a great success. He said India occupies a special position in Hanoi’s foreign policy framework and noted ‘we are indeed moved by your support’. He welcomed more port calls by the Indian Navy to Vietnam and offered maintenance and repair facilities at Vietnamese ports.

Mr Antony also extended an invitation to his Vietnamese counterpart to visit India next year.

 

[Big Bang]

Mountain and Jungle warfare Drills with Vietnam Next year??? Wow, That would be One thing to Track

 

[SpArK]

 

[prototype]

I think Vietnamese have the best expertise in jungle warfare,we r good in mountain warfare,thats a good combo

 

[SpArK]

Mountain and Jungle warfare Drills with Vietnam Next year??? Wow, That would be One thing to Track

Americans had it the past.

 

[INDIAN007]

will be of great experience for our defence personnels......

 

[Urbanized Greyhound]

I think Vietnamese have the best expertise in jungle warfare,we r good in mountain warfare,thats a good combo

Several countries ( western /Central asian , SouthE asian )....send their troops for special forces training at our Jungle Warfare Institute in Mizoram ,Vairengte ..... we have considerable capability in jungle warfare too due to 6 decades of the IA fighting insurgency in the North East....

 

[Srinivas]

Good step forward by India it should also cooperate with Mongolia

 

[911311]

Vietnam and India have at least one common enemy that the 2 countries have to together to destroy or at least to leash it up to a pole (China). A ferocious dog is in need for a heavy leashing chain.

Vietnam becoming a powerful country will yield a truly big profit to India in term of national security and strategic economy.

Vietnam has agreed and signed the agreement of repairing as well as maintenance service of India Navy ships in Vietnam's sea ports and I believe Vietnam will soon allow India Navy to deploy in Vietnam's sea region. Doing so can helps India to stop the expansion of aggressive Chinese Navy to Indian Ocean in a very near future.

Every bad things happened in the world was from China. China stayed behind N-korea and Iran to take on everything.

One day soon, if China's economy is crashed for some reason, Chinese's army and navy will well as be weakened. That will be the best time for Indian people to show their brave and pride to take control over the land that occupied illegally by Chinese's force for years.


It is time for the world to isolate China. It is time to sacrifice people blood to control China before it has ability to engage in the Chinese-USA world war 3.

China is now the only enemy that threatens the US's kingdom. I wonder why do we get closer to every other countries even N-Korea and Iran and we all isolate China. Why don't we all force China to be a heavy workers for the world forever. Don't let China grow, stop it, now it's time.

 

[conworldus]

Vietnam and India have at least one common enemy that the 2 countries have to together to destroy or at least to leash it up to a pole (China).

Vietnam become strong will yield a truly big profit to India in term of national security and strategic economy.

Vietnam has agree and sign the agreement of repairing as well as maintenance of India Navy ships in Vietnam's sea and I believe Vietnam will soon allow India Navy to deploy in Vietnam's sea region. Doing so can help India to stop the expansion of aggressive Chinese Navy to Indian Ocean in a very near future.

One day soon, if China's economy is crashed for some reason, Chinese's army and navy will well as be weakened. That will be the best time for Indian people to show their brave and pride to take control over the land that occupied illegally by Chinese's force for years.


It is time for the world to isolate China. It is time to drop people blood to control China before it has ability to engage in the Chinese-USA world war 3.

 

[EastWest]

Vietnam and India have at least one common enemy that the 2 countries have to together to destroy or at least to leash it up to a pole (China). A ferocious dog is in need for a heavy leashing chain.

Vietnam becoming a powerful country will yield a truly big profit to India in term of national security and strategic economy.

Vietnam has agreed and signed the agreement of repairing as well as maintenance service of India Navy ships in Vietnam's sea ports and I believe Vietnam will soon allow India Navy to deploy in Vietnam's sea region. Doing so can helps India to stop the expansion of aggressive Chinese Navy to Indian Ocean in a very near future.

One day soon, if China's economy is crashed for some reason, Chinese's army and navy will well as be weakened. That will be the best time for Indian people to show their brave and pride to take control over the land that occupied illegally by Chinese's force for years.


It is time for the world to isolate China. It is time to drop people blood to control China before it has ability to engage in the Chinese-USA world war 3.

dude !!!

Having too much patriotism is not gud for health

 

[Gabbar]

Vietnam and India have at least one common enemy that the 2 countries have to together to destroy or at least to leash it up to a pole (China). A ferocious dog is in need for a heavy leashing chain.

Vietnam becoming a powerful country will yield a truly big profit to India in term of national security and strategic economy.

Vietnam has agreed and signed the agreement of repairing as well as maintenance service of India Navy ships in Vietnam's sea ports and I believe Vietnam will soon allow India Navy to deploy in Vietnam's sea region. Doing so can helps India to stop the expansion of aggressive Chinese Navy to Indian Ocean in a very near future.

Every bad things happened in the world was from China. China stayed behind N-korea and Iran to take on everything.

One day soon, if China's economy is crashed for some reason, Chinese's army and navy will well as be weakened. That will be the best time for Indian people to show their brave and pride to take control over the land that occupied illegally by Chinese's force for years.


It is time for the world to isolate China. It is time to sacrifice people blood to control China before it has ability to engage in the Chinese-USA world war 3.

China is now the only enemy that threatens the US's kingdom. I wonder why do we get closer to every other countries even N-Korea and Iran and we all isolate China. Why don't we all force China to be a heavy workers for the world forever. Don't let China grow, stop it, now it's time.

 

[Mirza Jatt]

really a good news and the idea of expanding defence cooperation in particular... ...both the countries will benefit from each other in the drills .

 

[FNFAL]

good news indeed.

Its high time india decided to share its expertise with friendly nations in the east.