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Source: The post is based on the article “Joint exercise “Ex Vinbax 2022” with the Vietnamese people’s army to commence” published in PIB on 31st July 2022.
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The 3rd Edition of Vietnam India Bilateral Army Exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” is scheduled to be conducted at Chandimandir,Haryana.
About Exercise VINBAX 2022
It is a bilateral military exercise between India and Vietnam.
Purpose: The exercise is commonly defined as the India and Vietnam army’s collaboration, which helps reinforce the India-Vietnam defence and security cooperation and endorses India-Vietnam relations.
Theme of the exercise: “Employment and deployment of an Engineer Company and a Medical Team as part of United Nations Contingent for Peacekeeping Operations”.
About India-Vietnam defence relations
India and Vietnam signed a protocol on defence cooperation in 1994. The partnership was thereafter elevated to a strategic level in 2007.
A pact on boosting bilateral defence cooperation was also signed in 2009.
The strategic partnership was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2016 and defence cooperation is a key pillar of this partnership.
Vietnam is also an important partner in India’s Act East policy and the Indo-Pacific vision.
