Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat to visit Vietnam

General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff, India, Vietnam, 2018 visit, security cooperation, defence ties

General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff is scheduled to visit Vietnam from 22 to 25 November 2018 on an official bilateral visit. During the visit, the Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat led delegation will meet and interact with the senior military hierarchy of Vietnam. The Chief of the Army Staff shall also visit key military formations and establishments. The Army Chief is scheduled to meet and interact with General Ngo Xuan Lich, Defence Minister and Senior Lieutenant General Pham Hong Huong, Deputy Chief of the General Staff during the visit.

General Bipin Rawat will visit Headquarters of an Infantry Division near Hanoi and Headquarters of 7 Military Region at Ho Chi Minh.

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During the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Vietnam in 2016, the relationship was upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership. Defense cooperation has increased exponentially over the last few years amongst all services including exchange programmes, training assistance, and cooperation on various service-specific issues.

The visit will is expected to be another milestone in giving impetus to the strategic partnership between India and Vietnam and taking forward the military to military cooperation to the next level.

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President of India, Ram Nath Kovind also paid a State Visit to Vietnam and Australia from November 18-24, 2018.