India and Vietnam discuss deepening defence ties in Hanoi on 20 May 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 20 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met General Phan Van Giang in Hanoi to discuss maritime security, defence industry, training, and regional stability.
The two nations identified cooperation areas including military training, defence industry collaboration, maritime security, capacity building, United Nations (UN) peacekeeping, and cyber security.
In June 2022, India and Vietnam signed a Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership Towards 2030 and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on mutual logistics support.
India gifted the indigenously built missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam in July 2023.
The Military College of Telecommunications Engineering (India) and Telecommunications University (Vietnam) signed an MoU in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum technology.