Rajnath Singh Holds Talks With Vietnamese Defence Minister: IN PICS

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart General Phan Van Giang, who is on a two-day visit to India. The two exchanged views and perspectives on regional and global issues of mutual interest. (Source: PTI)

Senior officials, who were present in the meeting in Delhi, included Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and other top officials from the Ministry of Defence. Giang’s visit comes amid the increasing focus on further boosting bilateral defence ties and reviewing the situation in the South China Sea. (Source: PTI)

Rajnath Singh and General Phan Van Giang visit Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi on Monday before the bilateral meeting started. (Source: PTI)

Defence Minister of Vietnam General Phan Van Giang inspects the Guard of Honour at Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi during his two-day official visit to India. Diplomatic relations between the two countries elevated to the level of ‘strategic partnership’ during the visit of Vietnam’s then-Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to India in July 2007. (Source: PTI)

General Giang receives the Tri-Services Guard of Honour. He laid a wreath and paid homage to the soldiers at the National War Memorial. He is also expected to visit Agra in Uttar Pradesh. (Source: PTI)

The diplomatic relations between India and Vietnam were elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country in 2016. With India putting more emphasis on its Act East policy, Vietnam has emerged as a critical partner. (Source: PTI)