India’s Foreign Policy India gifts INS Kirpan to Vietnam India gifted the indigenously built in service missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam to enhance its naval capabilities. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced this after bilateral talks with his visiting Vietnamese counterpart General Phan Van Gang. The two Ministers focused on enhancing cooperation between defence industries of both countries and maritime security. Both Ministers identified means to enhance existing areas of collaboration, especially in the field of defence industry cooperation, maritime security and multinational cooperation. About INS Kirpan INS Kirpan is a Khukri class missile corvette displacing 1,350 tonnes and was commissioned into the Navy on January 12, 1991. It has a displacement of close to 1,400 tonnes, a length of 91 metres, beam of 11 metres and is capable of speed in excess of 25 knots. Note: In June 2022, India and Vietnam signed an MoU on mutual logistics support. The two Defence Ministers also signed the “Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam defence partnership towards 2030”. About Vietnam President – Vo Van Thuong Capital - Hanoi Currency – Vietnamese Dong Indian PM’s Visit to US Every global and regional issue that is relevant to India and the U.S. is expected to feature in the bilateral dialogue that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold with President Joe Biden during his upcoming official state visit to the U.S. Apart from official engagements, PM’s visit will include meetings with the Indian diaspora and CEOs from the corporate world. The discussion between the two leaders will also include India’s presidency of the G-20. India and the U.S. are focused on the relatively new component of the relationship of “defence industrial companies” and how Indian and American defence industrial companies can form a supply line ecosystem. About USA President – Joe Biden Capital – Washington,…
