What happened:
On December 29, 2025, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh held discussions with Vietnam’s Ambassador to India, Nguyen Thanh Hai, focusing on defence cooperation under the India–Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Separately, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan congratulated Vietnamese trainees graduating from the Indian Air Force Academy, highlighting growing military-to-military engagement.
Why it matters to India:
The engagement reinforces India–Vietnam defence ties as a key pillar of their strategic partnership, strengthens regional security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, and underscores India’s role as a defence training and capacity-building partner.