India and Vietnam have strengthened their ties with a special focus on defence against China. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW DELHI - An active duty missile corvette of the Indian Navy is on its way to Vietnam as a gift, the first warship given by India to any country.India and Vietnam have strengthened their ties in recent years,
But the corvette for Vietnam is the first time India has given a warship to a Chinese neighbour with a coast on the South China Sea, where several countries have overlapping territorial claims. “This is the maiden occasion of gifting a fully operational corvette by India to any Friendly Foreign Country.”
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