New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- Over the past eight decades, Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) has played a central role in safeguarding political stability, ensuring institutional continuity, staying attuned to public aspirations, and turning the country's development goals into concrete outcomes, according to Rup Narayan Das, a former official of India's Lok Sabha (lower house).

Speaking to Vietnam News Agency correspondents in New Delhi on the occasion of the NA's 80th anniversary (January 6, 1946-2026), Das said that amid today's global uncertainties, maintaining stability and institutional continuity remains the foremost challenge to all nations. Without stability, he noted, economic growth or improvements in people's quality of life is unattai...