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Vietnam

India and Vietnam, with historical roots in their national struggle for independence, shares traditionally warm and cordial friendly bilateral relations, upgraded as a comprehensive strategic partnership. India has actively supported Vietnam's development efforts, contributing significantly to capacity building, sustainable development goals, and socio-economic progress. Vietnam is also a development partner within the ASEAN mechanism and Mekong Ganga framework. India’s development cooperation with Vietnam includes lines of credit, grants and capacity building.

On Oct. 2, MEA signed a Quick Impact Project Memorandum of Understanding with Yen Bai Province of Vietnam for an irrigation canal that will cover 20 hectares of farmland & benefit over 1500 families. Our QIPs contribute to Vietnam’s Sustainable Development Goals

Partnering with Vietnam in grassroots development to mark Signed a Quick Impact Project with Lao Cai Province on 22 Oct. for a school building for over 100 children. Our QIPs contribute to Vietnam’s Sustainable Development Goals

Partnering with Vietnam in grassroots development to mark Amrit Mahotsav Signed a Quick Impact Project with Lao Cai Province

Completion of conservation & restoration of A,H & K temples at world heritage site of My Son Sanctuary by Archaeological Survey of India

Ambassador had productive discussions with Mr. Thai Thanh Quy, Party Secretary of Nghe An province and other People’s Committee leaders during his visit to Nghe An province. Paid homage to President Ho Chi Minh at Kim Lien relic site in Nam Dan district.

Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme celebrated in HaNoi

Ambassador Mr. Pranay Verma called on Vietnam’s Defence Minister, H.E. Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich also discussed on capacity building & defence industry issues

Capacity Building & Other Exchanges

Capacity building programmes including through short-term and long-term training courses, play an important part in India’s development cooperation efforts with Vietnam.
The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme offers over hundred short-term courses in Indian institutions.
Indian Council for Cultural Relations provides about 50 annual scholarships to Vietnamese students and scholars for undergraduate, post graduate and doctorate studies in India.
As part of capacity building trainings, nearly 1706 professionals from Vietnam have been trained under ITEC in India and through e- ITEC since 2002. Of these, 718 professionals have been trained just in the previous 9 years since 2014-15.
As on date, more than 3000 Vietnamese participants have availed various courses under ITEC programme while another 500 students and experts have utilized ICCR scholarships in India.
ICCR offered 24 slots under Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme, 14 scholarship slots under Dr. S Radhakrishnan Cultural Exchange Scholarship Scheme & 10 scholarship slots under Mekong Ganga Cooperation Scholarship Scheme from 2022-23 onwards, to pursue higher studies in India.
Secretary General of ASEAN to India, H.E. Mr. Le Luong Minh was conferred ICCR Distinguished Alumni Award - 2015 in New Delhi (10 December 2015).
Vice Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture Development, Vietnam, Mr. Bui Ba Bong was conferred ICCR Distinguished Alumni Award - 2018 in New Delhi (28 January 2019).
Chairman of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr. Nguyen Trung Khanh was conferred ICCR Distinguished Alumni Award - 2022 in Hanoi (04 August 2023).
Deputy Head, Lecturer, teaching at Department of Dharma English, Vietnam Buddhist University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Dr. Duong Thi Thanh Huong was conferred ICCR’s Award for Promotion of Buddhist Studies - 2021 in Hanoi (4 August 2023).

Development Cooperation (Grants/ LoCs/ Assistance)

India’s development cooperation with Vietnam ranges from industry to culture, health and IT and cyber, socio-economic projects, defence restoration and preservation of cultural and heritage assets.
Under the Mekong Ganga Cooperation Framework, India implements Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) across Vietnam.
Since 2017, QIPs particularly support socio-economic infrastructure such as classrooms, facilities at old age homes, micro-irrigation, rural bridges. So far, 37 QIPs have been completed in 33 provinces of Vietnam. In addition, 19 QIP projects are at different stages of implementation.
Various lines of credit have been extended to Vietnam in the past to provide equipment for hydropower projects, railway locomotives, machinery for textile and agro-processing industries, support to research centres in the area of rice and buffalo, high speed guard boats.
India’s Development Partnership with Vietnam includes extending Lines of Credit for various projects such as hydropower projects, railway locomotives, machinery for textile and agro-processing industries support to research centres in the area of rice and buffalo rearing. India provided USD 100 million Lines of Credit (LoC) for construction and delivery of 12 High-Speed Guard Boats to the Vietnamese Border Guard .India also gifted indigenously built, missile corvette, INS Kirpan, to the Vietnam People’s Navy in July 2023.

Special Endeavour: Heritage Restoration

India has contributed significantly to the restoration and conservation of Vietnam’s cultural heritage.Technical assistance valued at USD 2.25 million was provided for conservation and restoration of the world heritage Site of ‘My Son’ in Quang Nam Province of Vietnam. This conservation work was undertaken by experts from the Archaeological Survey of India and was completed after five years of intricate and meticulous work on site. It was handed over to the Vietnamese side in December 2022.More heritage conservation projects are under implementation.