Embassy of India

Hanoi, Vietnam

On December 22, 2023, in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics in collaboration with the Indian Embassy in Vietnam organized an international scientific conference with the theme "Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership". South-India: Achievements and Prospects”.

The international scientific conference was organized to summarize and evaluate the achievements that the two countries Vietnam and India have achieved over more than 50 years of establishing official diplomatic relations, and at the same time share and discussed exploring new opportunities and prospects for cooperation since the two countries upgraded their bilateral relations to the "Vietnam - India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" in 2016, thereby contributing to strengthening Try to further deepen bilateral relations in the current rapidly changing global context.

Attending and chairing the conference were Professor and Dr. Le Van Loi, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Trung Y, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics. On the Academy side, participating in the conference were also a large number of scientists, lecturers, and researchers from the Center for Indian Studies (CIS), the focal point for organizing the conference, and specialized institutes in the field of studies. Academy, Academy of Journalism and Communication, Regional Academy of Politics I.

Professor, Dr. Le Van Loi, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, delivered the opening speech at the conference

Associate Professor, Dr. Duong Trung Y, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, gave a speech summarizing the Conference

On the Indian side, there was the participation of Mr. Sandeep Arya, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India in Vietnam, and staff of the Indian Embassy in Vietnam. The conference was attended by many scholars from research institutes, universities and Indian businessmen, notably Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy, General Director of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis ( MP-IDSA), New Delhi; Professor, Dr. Prabir De, Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi; Professor, Dr. Amarjiva Lochan, Dean of the Department of International Relations, Delhi University.

Mr. Sandeep Arya, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India in Vietnam, spoke at the Conference

As for domestic guests, there were Mr. Do Hung Viet, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Nguyen Dy Nien; Venerable Thich Duc Thien, Vice President, General Secretary of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, along with scholars and researchers from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences , University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.

Mr. Do Hung Viet, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke at the Conference

The conference was attended by nearly 300 delegates, organized into 4 sessions with topics: Vietnam - India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: New developments; Vietnam - India relations in the context of rapid regional and international fluctuations; Towards a common vision for Peace, Prosperity and People, and Towards new horizons in Vietnam - India economic and trade relations.

The conference received more than 40 research articles and presentations from domestic and foreign scholars presenting explanations, recommendations and assessing the prospects of Vietnam - India bilateral relations on many aspects from literature to culture. culture, connecting people to politics, security - defense, economics - trade.

With the international scientific conference "Vietnam - India comprehensive strategic partnership: Achievements and prospects" in 2023, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics with the focal point is the Center for Indian Studies. India, continues to make its mark as a focal point of attraction, connection and a forum for academic exchange on Vietnam - India relations, in-depth studies on India as well as the Indo-Pacific region. Duong for scholars in the two countries.