45 Years of Vietnam - India Diplomatic Relations: State and Prospects

Abstract

On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the strategic partnership relations between Vietnam and India, we study the state of the two countries to reproduce the panorama over the past 45 years. Then, we can see the good development prospects in the coming time thanks to the following reasons: The two countries have very the high political credibility, the parallelism of strategic interests, the willingness to share, mutual trust on almost all bilateral and multilateral issues, including the East Sea issues, the cultural similarity, the geographical proximity, the economic potentials of the two countries as well as other factors. The traditional friendship and the comprehensive cooperation between the two countries are sure to be raised to new height in the coming time.