Việt Nam and India share a long-standing friendship founded by President Hồ Chí Minh and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. In September 2016, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Việt Nam, the two countries elevated ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. A decade on, bilateral relations have achieved tangible progress, strengthening trust and opening a new phase of deeper, more dynamic cooperation.
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| President Ho Chi Minh and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru sign the Việt Nam–India Joint Statement in New Delhi on February 7, 1958. VNA/VNS File Photos |
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| Prime
Minister H D Deve Gowda meets Prime Minister Võ Văn Kiệt during an official
visit to India (March 7–9, 1997). |
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| Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda meets Prime Minister Võ Văn Kiệt during an official visit to India (March 7–9, 1997). |
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| Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải holds talks with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Hà Nội (January 8, 2001). |
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| General Secretary Nông Đức Mạnh and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee witness the signing of the Joint Declaration on the Comprehensive Cooperation Framework entering the 21st century (New Delhi, May 1, 2003). |
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| Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng in New Delhi (October 28, 2014). |
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| Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Quán Sứ Pagoda in Hà Nội (September 3, 2016). |
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| President Trần Đại Quang receives Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his official visit to Việt Nam (Hà Nội, September 3, 2016). |
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| General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng hosts Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on a State visit (Hà Nội, November 20, 2018). |
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| Việt Nam Coast Guard and Indian Coast Guard conduct a joint exercise in the Bay of Bengal (October 4, 2018). |
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| At Trấn Quốc Pagoda, a Bodhi tree gifted by Indian President Rajendra Prasad to President Hồ Chí Minh in 1959 is introduced to Om Birla. |
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| Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu attends the launch of the Jaipur Foot prosthetics project in Hà Nội (May 11, 2019). |
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| The Tata Group inaugurates a soluble coffee plant with an annual capacity of 5,000 tonnes at VSIP II Industrial Park, Bình Dương (March 6, 2019). |
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| Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính receives Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during his official visit to Việt Nam (Hà Nội, April 19, 2022). |
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| Then Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm meets Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval in New Delhi (April 10, 2023). |
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| Production of electrical and electronic components at Minda Việt Nam Co., Ltd., an Indian-invested enterprise in Vĩnh Phúc Province. |
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| Originating in India, yoga has grown rapidly and become increasingly popular in Việt Nam, serving as a cultural bridge between the two nations. In the photo: a mass yoga performance marking the 5th International Day of Yoga. |
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| Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính receives Narayana Murthy, founder and former chairman of Infosys (Hà Nội, May 20, 2024). |
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| On the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly in New York, Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (September 23, 2024, local time). |
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| Three Indian Navy ships, led by Rear Admiral Susheel Menon, Commander of the Eastern Fleet, dock at Tiên Sa Port for a friendship visit to Đà Nẵng (July 24–27, 2025). |
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| Party General Secretary Tô Lâm meets Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group (Hà Nội, July 30, 2025). |
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| Phạm Sanh Châu (left), CEO of VinFast Asia, and Utkarsh Singh, CEO of BatX Energies, sign a strategic cooperation agreement to establish battery recycling and reuse services in India, laying the foundation for an integrated battery value chain and reaffirming VinFast’s commitment to sustainable electric mobility (India, July 11, 2025). |
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