The almost three-week navy train collectively performed by the armies of India and Vietnam concluded at Chandimandir on Thursday.
The Indian Army mentioned it was for the time when the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) performed a subject coaching train with a international drive. “The fact that Vietnam chose India for this honour, speaks volumes about the importance of mutual relations between the two countries,” the military mentioned in a press release on the conclusion of VINBAX 2022.
The train started on August 1 and targeted on the deployment of Army engineer and medical groups to UN peacekeeping operations. Over a interval of three weeks, troopers from each armies labored aspect by aspect with one another to be taught from one another and share greatest practices.
Vietnam has deployed a crew to UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan for the primary time, whereas India has a protracted and wealthy custom of contributing to UN peacekeeping missions.
“The contingents from each nations attended concept lessons adopted by sensible workouts to validate the educational. Nicknamed ‘Men in Blue’, the ultimate verification train was constructed across the institution of a base in a distant African location going through innumerable challenges,” the military mentioned.
The subsequent version of VINBAX shall be held in Vietnam in 2023. (twitter/@adgpi)
The relations between India and Vietnam have been elevated to the extent of ‘Strategic Partnership’ in the course of the go to of the then Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dung to India in July 2007. In 2016, in the course of the go to of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Vietnam, bilateral ties have been additional elevated. A ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’.
Vietnam, an essential nation of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), has territorial disputes with China within the South China Sea area.
India has oil exploration tasks in Vietnamese waters within the South China Sea. India and Vietnam have been enhancing their maritime safety cooperation through the years to safeguard widespread pursuits.
The closing ceremony was attended by Pham San Chau, Ambassador of Vietnam to India, and a high-level observer delegation from the VPA, which got here down particularly for the aim. From the Indian aspect, Lt Gen Nav Kumar Khanduri, GOC-in-C, Western Command, presided over the occasion which was hosted by Lt Gen Prateek Sharma of GOC 2 Corps.
The subsequent version of VINBAX shall be held in Vietnam in 2023.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
