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India-Vietnam defence cooperation underlines growing proximity, say analysts
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh during a ceremonial reception at the presidential palace in New Delhi on Aug 1.
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NEW DELHI – The first visit by a Vietnamese prime minister to India in a decade saw New Delhi offer funds for patrol boats and coast guard ships, building on a defence engagement and boosting Hanoi’s maritime security.
While this growing engagement appears to align with India’s ambition to emerge as a defence supplier, analysts noted that it has a strategic angle: boosting Vietnam’s maritime capabilities amid the territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea.
