Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Vietnam’s Deputy PM & Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang hold bilateral talks in Hanoi

• Bilateral defence-diplomacy event: Indian Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh held talks with Vietnam's Deputy PM & Defence Minister Gen Phan Van Giang in Hanoi on 19 May 2026.
• Headline deliverables: MoU on AI & Quantum Technology, virtual inauguration of a Language Lab at Air Force Officers' College, announcement of an AI Lab at Telecommunications University, Nha Trang.
• For UPSC: tests India–Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (2016), Act East Policy, Indo-Pacific posture, and emerging-tech defence cooperation.