Current Affairs - National - Discussion

Vice Foreign Minister of Vietnam, Dang Dinh Quy met Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi and held discussions on India-Vietnam comprehensive strategic partnership and on ways to further boost ties. It is to be noted that in 2016, India and Vietnam formally upgraded their relationship status (from Strategic Partnership) to "comprehensive strategic partnership". India-Vietnam comprehensive strategic partnership focuses on bilateral trade and Defence cooperation. During 2018, so far, there have been two high-level visits to India from the Vietnamese side. Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was one of the chief guests for the Republic Day Parade on January 26, 2018, while Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang also paid a visit to India in March 2018.