Relationship dossier
India
Vietnam
Relationship assessment
India and Vietnam sustain a close strategic partnership spanning defense, security and economic cooperation.
India toward Vietnam
+75India has supported Vietnam's defense modernization through training, defense-credit arrangements and security cooperation. The two governments elevated their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2016 and have continued to deepen bilateral cooperation.
Vietnam toward India
+75Vietnam has expanded defense and security cooperation with India and has supported closer bilateral ties, including through the 2016 Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The governments have also strengthened economic and diplomatic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+75The relationship is structured by a durable strategic partnership and recurring cooperation in defense, security and economic affairs. Shared regional interests reinforce ties, while the partnership remains short of a formal mutual-defense alliance.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
India and Vietnam maintain a close strategic partnership, formalized as a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2016. Their governments have expanded defense and security cooperation, including Indian training and defense-credit support for Vietnam, and have built substantial economic and diplomatic cooperation. The partnership reflects shared interest in regional stability, though it does not amount to a formal alliance.
Key developments
India and Vietnam elevated their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
India extended a US$100 million defense line of credit to Vietnam for defense procurement.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and implementation of defense-credit projects and military cooperation are not fully clear.
- The degree of alignment between the governments on specific regional security issues may vary over time.