Key Highlights:
- Vietnamese PM Le Minh Hung arrived in New Delhi to attend the 18th BRICS Summit.
- He was received at the airport by Union MoS Murlidhar Mohol.
- MEA highlighted India-Vietnam's Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership spanning defence, fintech and critical minerals.
- The summit is being held at Bharat Mandapam on September 12-13 under India's BRICS Chairship theme of resilience and cooperation.
- The visit follows a series of high-level exchanges, including President To Lam's earlier state visit and PM Modi's May announcement elevating bilateral ties.
Vietnamese PM Arrives for Key Multilateral Summit
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, marking his participation in one of the year's most significant multilateral gatherings hosted by India. He was received at the airport by Union Minister of State Murlidhar Mohol, in a welcome that set the tone for a summit bringing together leaders from BRICS member and partner nations along with outreach invitees.
MEA Reaffirms Strategic Partnership
Extending its welcome, the Ministry of External Affairs took to X to underline the depth of the India-Vietnam relationship, describing it as an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership built on longstanding bonds of friendship. The ministry noted that cooperation between the two countries now spans defence and security, fintech and critical minerals, among other emerging areas, with both sides continuing to work closely on multilateral platforms such as BRICS.
Why This Visit Carries Weight Beyond Protocol
Le Minh Hung's presence in Delhi is not merely ceremonial. Vietnam has emerged as a central pillar of India's Act East policy, and the timing of this visit, arriving directly for a major multilateral summit, reflects how bilateral engagement between the two countries has increasingly been folded into broader regional and global cooperation frameworks. For India, hosting Vietnam's leadership at BRICS also reinforces its own positioning as a convener of the Global South, at a moment when its chairship theme explicitly foregrounds resilience and cooperation among emerging economies.
The Summit's Backdrop
India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi over two days, September 12 and 13, drawing together BRICS member states, partner countries and outreach invitees. India's chairship this year is guided by the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability," which the MEA has linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's people-centric, "Humanity First" approach to multilateral engagement.
A Relationship Built Through Recent High-Level Exchanges
The Vietnamese Prime Minister's arrival follows a string of diplomatic engagements between the two nations over recent months. Last month, during a visit to Vietnam, Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita met Le Minh Hung and thanked him for his guidance in translating high-level commitments into concrete outcomes. Margherita also conveyed greetings from PM Modi and recalled the successful state visit of Vietnam's President To Lam to India, which had marked the elevation of bilateral ties.
That elevation was formally announced in May, when PM Modi, during a meeting with President To Lam in New Delhi, declared that India-Vietnam relations had been upgraded to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Addressing a joint press meet at Hyderabad House following those talks, Modi described Vietnam as a "key pillar" of India's Act East policy and its Vision 'MAHASAGAR'. President To Lam, in turn, had praised India's global standing, calling it a "centre of growth and innovation," while affirming that both nations placed high priority on their bilateral relationship.
Looking Ahead
With Le Minh Hung now in Delhi for the BRICS Summit, the visit offers both countries an opportunity to build further on the strategic momentum established through this year's high-level exchanges, even as the primary focus of the two-day summit remains the broader BRICS agenda involving member and partner nations from across the Global South.
Key Highlights:
- Vietnamese PM Le Minh Hung arrived in New Delhi to attend the 18th BRICS Summit.
- He was received at the airport by Union MoS Murlidhar Mohol.
- MEA highlighted India-Vietnam's Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership spanning defence, fintech and critical minerals.
- The summit is being held at Bharat Mandapam on September 12-13 under India's BRICS Chairship theme of resilience and cooperation.
- The visit follows a series of high-level exchanges, including President To Lam's earlier state visit and PM Modi's May announcement elevating bilateral ties.
Vietnamese PM Arrives for Key Multilateral Summit
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, marking his participation in one of the year's most significant multilateral gatherings hosted by India. He was received at the airport by Union Minister of State Murlidhar Mohol, in a welcome that set the tone for a summit bringing together leaders from BRICS member and partner nations along with outreach invitees.
MEA Reaffirms Strategic Partnership
Extending its welcome, the Ministry of External Affairs took to X to underline the depth of the India-Vietnam relationship, describing it as an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership built on longstanding bonds of friendship. The ministry noted that cooperation between the two countries now spans defence and security, fintech and critical minerals, among other emerging areas, with both sides continuing to work closely on multilateral platforms such as BRICS.
Why This Visit Carries Weight Beyond Protocol
Le Minh Hung's presence in Delhi is not merely ceremonial. Vietnam has emerged as a central pillar of India's Act East policy, and the timing of this visit, arriving directly for a major multilateral summit, reflects how bilateral engagement between the two countries has increasingly been folded into broader regional and global cooperation frameworks. For India, hosting Vietnam's leadership at BRICS also reinforces its own positioning as a convener of the Global South, at a moment when its chairship theme explicitly foregrounds resilience and cooperation among emerging economies.
The Summit's Backdrop
India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi over two days, September 12 and 13, drawing together BRICS member states, partner countries and outreach invitees. India's chairship this year is guided by the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability," which the MEA has linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's people-centric, "Humanity First" approach to multilateral engagement.
A Relationship Built Through Recent High-Level Exchanges
The Vietnamese Prime Minister's arrival follows a string of diplomatic engagements between the two nations over recent months. Last month, during a visit to Vietnam, Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita met Le Minh Hung and thanked him for his guidance in translating high-level commitments into concrete outcomes. Margherita also conveyed greetings from PM Modi and recalled the successful state visit of Vietnam's President To Lam to India, which had marked the elevation of bilateral ties.
That elevation was formally announced in May, when PM Modi, during a meeting with President To Lam in New Delhi, declared that India-Vietnam relations had been upgraded to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Addressing a joint press meet at Hyderabad House following those talks, Modi described Vietnam as a "key pillar" of India's Act East policy and its Vision 'MAHASAGAR'. President To Lam, in turn, had praised India's global standing, calling it a "centre of growth and innovation," while affirming that both nations placed high priority on their bilateral relationship.
Looking Ahead
With Le Minh Hung now in Delhi for the BRICS Summit, the visit offers both countries an opportunity to build further on the strategic momentum established through this year's high-level exchanges, even as the primary focus of the two-day summit remains the broader BRICS agenda involving member and partner nations from across the Global South.