India and Vietnam held their third Security Dialogue on December 5, 2024, in Ha Noi, Vietnam. The meeting was co-chaired by India’s Deputy National Security Adviser, Pavan Kapoor, and Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Public Security, Lt. Gen. Pham The Tung. This dialogue served as a platform for exchanging perspectives on global and regional security matters and discussing ways to boost cooperation in several key areas.
Both sides focused on strengthening joint efforts in countering terrorism, tackling organised crime, and improving information-sharing between law enforcement agencies. They also agreed to deepen cooperation on economic security aspects and emerging technologies like cyber-crime. Additionally, discussions covered expanding training programs, capacity-building initiatives, and UN peacekeeping collaboration.
During his visit, Deputy NSA Kapoor held discussions with Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security, General Luong Tam Quang, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bui Thanh Son. The biennial security dialogue stems from a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2016 between India’s National Security Council Secretariat and Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security. The fourth dialogue is scheduled to take place in India.
India and Vietnam have long shared strong diplomatic ties, rooted in their shared history of independence struggles. India played a significant role in Vietnam’s peace process as Chairman of the International Commission for Supervision and Control under the 1954 Geneva Accord. Diplomatic relations between the nations were formally established on January 7, 1972, and elevated to a “Strategic Partnership” in 2007 during a visit by Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
