Safe Passage
The deaths of Indian tourists in a speedboat accident off Vietnam’s coast are, first and foremost, a human tragedy.
The deaths of Indian tourists in a speedboat accident off Vietnam’s coast are, first and foremost, a human tragedy.
The victims were from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Survivors have already begun returning to India, while state governments have been asked to coordinate the final journey of the deceased to their hometowns.
The most enduring consequence of a war is often not what happens on the battlefield, but what it reveals about the institutions that authorise it.
Indian Naval Ships Udaygiri and Kavaratti, under the command of Radm Alok Ananda, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), departed Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Wednesday on completion of port call for further deployment in the Southeast Asia region.
At the opening session of the Shangri-La Dialogue 2026, To Lam delivered a wide-ranging keynote address urging nations to move from reactive crisis management to “proactively shaping peace, stability and development in a world undergoing profound changes.”
The Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh visited India and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 August. Modi iterated that Vietnam is a powerful pillar of India’s Act East policy.
India has proposed to Vietnam cooperation in emerging areas such as cyber security, information security, military medicine and submarine search and rescue.
The two leaders also recognised convergence in their world view and expressed support for a greater voice and role for Global South in international affairs, a joint statement following Vietnam PM's visit stated.
The Vietnamese economy is forecast to grow at 6.3 per cent in 2024 and 6.5 per cent in 2025, said the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office in its latest update.
When the vehicle was trapped by a landslide on a road in Bac Me district, all the people on board got out for help. The minibus was reportedly carrying around 16 people.
