India–Vietnam relations
bilateral relations between India and Vietnam
India–Vietnam relations (Hindi: भारत-वियतनाम संबंध; Vietnamese: Quan hệ Ấn Độ – Việt Nam), also known as Indian-Vietnamese relations, are the bilateral relations of India and Vietnam.
Cultural and economic links between India and Vietnam date back to the 2nd century. In contemporary era, relations between India and Vietnam have been governed by several areas of shared political interests. India strongly condemned U.S. action during the Vietnam War and was also one of the few non-communist countries to show support for Vietnam during the Cambodian–Vietnamese War against Angkar and the Khmer Rouge of Democratic Kampuchea led by the dictator Pol Pot (Saloth Sâr) where they forced to abandon the capital Phnom Penh and fled back into the jungle near the border with Thailand which continued as a guerilla war from 1979 until 1997 at the mountain range of Dângrêk.
In 1992, India and Vietnam established extensive economic ties, including oil exploration, agriculture and manufacturing. The relations between the two countries, especially defence ties, benefited extensively from India's Look East policy. Bilateral military cooperation includes sale of military equipment, sharing of intelligence, joint naval exercises and training in counterinsurgency and jungle warfare. India also regularly deploys its warships for goodwill visits to Vietnamese seas.
Bilateral relations were upgraded to a "Strategic Partnership" during Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's visit to India in July 2007, and upgraded to a "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Vietnam in September 2016.
Background
India was the Chairman of the International Commission for Supervision and Control (ICSC) which was formed to implement the 1954 Geneva Accords and facilitate the peace process in Vietnam.
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