Ambassador Pranay Verma delivered opening remarks at an international conference organized by the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and the Vietnam Institute for Indian and Southwest Asian Studies, Hanoi (VIISAS) on 15 June 2020 to mark the the 50th anniversary of India-Vietnam Diploamtic Relations and the 10th anniversary of the founding of VIISAS. The event was also addressed by the President of VASS, Associate Prof. Dr. Bui Nhat Quang. Ambassador conveyed his deep appreciation for the contributions made by VIISAS over the last 10 years to promote research and scholarship on India and India-Vietnam relations and lauded its emergence as a premier institute for India-related studies in Vietnam. The day-long conference was attended by several eminent scholars and strategic experts of India and Vietnam.