India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
India and Vietnam have progressively upgraded their bilateral relationship: from a general partnership in 2003 to a Strategic Partnership in 2007, and to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2016. The 2016 upgrade occurred during Prime Minister Modi's visit to Hanoi in September 2016 — the first visit by an Indian PM to Vietnam in 15 years. Along with the partnership elevation, India extended a $500 million Line of Credit (LoC) for defence equipment procurement, marking a significant deepening of the defence dimension.
- 2003: India-Vietnam Strategic Partnership established
- 2007: Upgraded to Strategic Partnership
- September 2016: Elevated to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (PM Modi's Hanoi visit)
- Defence LoC: $500 million, announced during the 2016 visit for procurement of defence equipment
- Bilateral trade (2023–24): USD 14.82 billion; earlier target of $15 billion by 2020 broadly achieved
- Defence cooperation includes: military equipment sales, intelligence sharing, joint naval exercises, counter-insurgency training
- 2026 milestone: 10th anniversary of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
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