Context
Vietnam-India Bilateral Army exercise Vinbax 2022 concluded at Chandimandir (Haryana).
About
- It is a bilateral military exercise between India and Vietnam.
- The exercise was focused on the deployment of Army Engineer and Medical teams in UN Peacekeeping operations.
- It aims to strengthen mutual confidence, and interoperability and enable sharing of best practices between the Indian Army and Vietnam People’s Army.
Significance of the exercise
- This is the first time ever that the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) was undertaking a Field Training Exercise with any foreign Army.
- The fact that Vietnam chose India for this speaks volumes about the value the two countries place on their mutual relationship.
