written by Mohammad Samir Hussain, Vinayak Subhash Lashkar printable version send your friend

Saturday, 3 December 2011

Although India and Vietnam do not share borders, both are in different geographical locations, but there seems to be developing an understanding on the need to cooperate on a wide range of issues at the regional and global level. India-Vietnam relations have gained more momentum in recent years. The post cold war global strategic developments have its impact on the relationship between the two countries in a significant way. The recent boom in strategic ties between India and Vietnam has to be seen in the context of the emergence of India’s Look East Policy. The post cold war India-Vietnam relation is for the mutual benefit of the two countries and national security significance for our country. Vietnam supports India in its peaceful use of nuclear energy and backs India’s bid for a permanent candidature in United Nations Security Council reforms. While, India support Vietnam entry into the World Trade Organization. This way it won’t be wrong to say that relationship with Vietnam is of very important from the political, economic and strategic point of view. 

Vietnam is an important regional partner in South East Asia. India and Vietnam closely cooperate in various regional forums such as ASEAN, East Asia Summit, Mekong Ganga Cooperation, Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM). Converging long-term political, economic and strategic interests, aspirations and concerns have driven the partnership. This partnership will enable both countries to harness the vast potential of bilateral relations, drawing upon complementarities and each other’s intrinsic strengths, and work together to address regional and global challenges. The evolving strategic partnership is meant for mutual benefit that would work together to meeting the common concerns for the long-term partnership and does not lead to alliance against any third country.

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*Dr. Mohammad Samir Hussain is a Research Associate in the Yashwantrao Chavan National Centre of International Security and Defence Analysis, Pune. He can be reached at samirkhullakpam@gmail.com.

*Vinayak Subhash Lashkar is a Ph.D Research Fellow in the Yashwantrao Chavan National Centre of International Security and Defence Analysis, Pune.