New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that ties between India and Vietnam have been elevated to Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. While addressing a joint press meet with Vietnamese President To Lam following their talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Wednesday, PM Modi called Vietnam a “key pillar” of India’s Act East policy and Vision Mahasagar.PM Modi said, “One decade back, during my first visit to Vietnam, Vietnam became India’s first Co…
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New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Vietnamese President To Lam in Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Wednesday and held wide-ranging discussions across the spectrum of bilateral relations, along with regional and global issues of mutual interest. Earlier in the day, the Vietnamese President was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly welcomed the Vietnamese President upon his arrival…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Vietnamese President To Lam was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday. President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly welcomed the Vietnamese President upon his arrival.Children in traditional costumes, holding the Vietnamese national flag and the Tricolour, also warmly welcomed the visiting leader.President To Lam arrived in Bihar’s Gayaji on Tuesday, where Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary extended a warm welco…
Washington, May 6 (IANS) The United States trade deficit widened in March as imports outpaced exports, even as the American goods gap with India narrowed compared to the same period last year, according to official data.The US Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis said the overall goods and services deficit rose to $60.3 billion in March, up $2.5 billion from a revised $57.8 billion in February.US exports in March stood at $320.9 billion, an increase of $6.2 billion from February, wh…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval called on Vietnam’s President To Lam on Tuesday, holding discussions on strengthening comprehensive strategic partnership between the two nations. “NSA Shri Ajit Doval called-on General Secretary, President Mr. To Lam of Vietnam. They exchanged views on strengthening the multifaceted comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. Mr. To Lam looked forward to his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the en…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) A day after the CPM-led LDF’s defeat in the Kerala Assembly polls, state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday criticised the CPM, saying that the Marxist ideology is “outdated”. He attributed the Left alliance’s defeat to not having an economic vision for the state.The BJP won three seats out of the 140 Assembly constituencies, with the state party chief himself emerging victorious from Nemom.During an interaction with IANS, Chan…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Vietnamese President To Lam on Tuesday arrived in New Delhi on a three-day State Visit to India. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai welcomed the visiting leader at airport. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that President To Lam’s visit to India will strengthen bilateral ties.”Chao mung, Excellency! General Secretary, President of Vietnam, Mr. To Lam, has arrived in New Delhi on his first State Visit to India. He w…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The India visit of Vietnam President To Lam is expected to inject fresh momentum into bilateral ties, as India and Vietnam look to deepen cooperation and shape a new framework for growth under their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, a report has said.The visit comes at a time when economic engagement between the two countries is witnessing strong expansion across sectors such as trade, investment, digital technology, manufacturing and energy, according to Vietnam News …
Bodh Gaya, May 5 (IANS) Vietnamese President To Lam visited Bodh Gaya, the place where Lord Buddha achieved enlightenment, and offered prayers at the Mahabodhi Temple. Earlier in the day, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary extended a warm welcome to the Vietnamese President upon his arrival in Gayaji for a three-day visit to India.Earlier, in 2011, he had planted a Bodhi tree at the Phat Tich Pagoda in Bac Ninh, which was brought from Bodh Gaya.The Bihar CM expressed confidence that the Vietn…
Gayaji, May 5 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday extended a warm welcome to Vietnam President To Lam upon his arrival in Gayaji for a three-day visit to India. The Bihar CM expressed confidence that the Vietnamese President’s visit would strengthen the bilateral relations between the two nations.Samrat Choudhary took to social media ‘X’ and said, “We extended a warm welcome and hearty greetings to the President of Vietnam, To Lam, upon his arrival in Gayaji — a city steeped…