1) #India & #Vietnam should improve defense ties
They face increasing assertiveness by #China, but military cooperation has been spotty
India & Vietnam made good progress on military cooperation. Yet more needs to be done to materialize these goals.
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They face increasing assertiveness by #China, but military cooperation has been spotty
India & Vietnam made good progress on military cooperation. Yet more needs to be done to materialize these goals.
asiatimes.com/2021/05/india-…
2) In terms of weapons procurements, the two countries are faced with some level of ambiguity. In 2014, India offered the BrahMos, an anti-ship cruise missile, to Vietnam. But no real progress has been seen since then, apart from intermittent talks.
3) Lack of funding has been stated as a reason for the deal not materializing. Another reason being speculated is fear of Beijing.
New Delhi seems to be hesitant to accelerate supplies of military hardware to countries in its immediate neighborhood.
New Delhi seems to be hesitant to accelerate supplies of military hardware to countries in its immediate neighborhood.
4) Since 2016, Vietnam & India have been in talks regarding the potential sale of the Varunastra torpedo. Finally, in 2018, the torpedo was inducted into the Indian Navy.
Still, the development process took longer than expected. When Vietnam will receive it is still unclear.
Still, the development process took longer than expected. When Vietnam will receive it is still unclear.
5) India must carefully overlook such lapses & effectively carry out weapons exports if it intends to strengthen its defense partnership with Vietnam. With China ramping up its Belt & Road Initiative, India needs to have a coherent export policy to transform its Act East Policy.
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