New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- The 15

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edition of India-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue (DPD), co-chaired by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Deputy Minister of National Defence Sr Lt Gen Hoang Xuan Chien, was held in Hanoi on November 10, 2025. Both sides expressed satisfaction on progress made in the areas of hydrography cooperation, capacity building & training, UN Peacekeeping Operations, increased port calls and ship visits, and cooperation in niche domains viz. AI and shipyard upgradation, etc.

Both sides decided to expand and further deepen cooperation in important emerging areas like cyber security, real-time exchange of information, military medicine and exchange of experts, etc. They also exchanged views on the regional secu...