Hanoi, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, and Indian Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh co-chaired the 15th Vietnam - India Defence Policy Dialogue in Hanoi on November 10.

At the dialogue, the two sides exchanged views on regional and global situations and issues of shared concern. Sen. Lt. Gen. Chien underlined that the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and India have been deepened. Since the establishment of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2016, bilateral ties have grown increasingly substantive across all pillars, particularly in politics, diplomacy, and defence-security.

Defence collaboration between the two countries has been act...