Vietnam, India to Strengthen Relations Between Political Parties
	Vietnam, India Strengthen Cooperation through Party channels

Delivering congratulatory remarks, Huynh Thanh Lap, President of the Viet Nam-India Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City, shared the significance of the day the Constitution of the Republic of India came into effect (January 26, 1950) for India’s historical development. Viet Nam and India have a long-standing traditional relationship, sharing many similarities in culture, arts, and religion. This relationship grew even closer after the historic meeting between President Ho Chi Minh and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1954, and especially after the two countries officially established diplomatic relations in 1972.

Delegates at the commemorative ceremony. (Photo: Viet Nam-India Friendship Association of HCMC)

In 2026, Viet Nam and India commemorate the 10th anniversary of upgrading their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, marking a decade in which bilateral relations have made strong progress in politics, the economy, cultural and religious exchanges, as well as close and enduring friendship between the peoples of Viet Nam and India. Ho Chi Minh City has always attached importance to and proactively contributed to the effective implementation of the Viet Nam–India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership through diverse and substantive cooperation activities in trade and investment, cultural exchanges, education, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges between the City and Indian partners.

Huynh Thanh Lap emphasized that the Union of Friendship Organizations and the Viet Nam-India Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City are proud to contribute to the friendship between the peoples of Viet Nam and India. He expressed the hope that in the coming time they will continue to strengthen coordination with the Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City and the Indian Business Association in Viet Nam to organize more cultural and artistic exchange programs, connect Viet Nam-India businesses, promote shared cultural values, actively contribute to people-to-people diplomacy, and bring bilateral relations to greater depth and further success.

Vipra Pandey, Consul General of India in Ho Chi Minh City, expressed gratitude to the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations for organizing a meaningful ceremony commemorating a major milestone in Indian national history, reflecting the friendship and deep affection between the peoples of India and Viet Nam. The year 2026 marks a decade since India–Viet Nam bilateral relations were elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, a milestone demonstrating the two countries’ shared vision of a stable, prosperous, and rules-based Indo-Pacific region.

The decade of the India-Viet Nam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has seen frequent meetings between the two countries’ leaders to build trust and shape a shared vision for peace and prosperity, as well as expanded economic linkages, with bilateral trade growing by around 2.5 times since 2016. Cultural engagement between India and Viet Nam has become more dynamic through cooperation in religion, the organization of International Yoga Day, cinema, tourism, and education.

Delegates jointly watered the Bodhi tree, a gift presented by former Indian President Ramaswamy Venkataraman in 1991. (Photo: Viet Nam-India Friendship Association of HCMC)

Thanking the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations and the Viet Nam-India Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City for their efforts to preserve friendship between the peoples of the two countries through commemorations of India’s national holidays, thereby connecting the hearts and sentiments of the two peoples, the Consul General of India in Ho Chi Minh City affirmed the commitment to continue working with the City’s Union of Friendship Organizations and the Friendship Association in cooperative activities to further strengthen the development of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

The commemorative ceremony took place in a solemn and joyful atmosphere imbued with friendship among Vietnamese and Indian friends. Vietnamese and Indian delegates offered incense to President Ho Chi Minh, watered the Bodhi tree planted by Indian President Ramaswamy Venkataraman during his State visit to Viet Nam on April 28, 1991, and enjoyed traditional Viet Nam-India cultural performances.

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