Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc have called for a peaceful, “open and rules-based” Indo-Pacific while also proposing to enhance their defence and security partnership – statements made with an eye on China’s growing dominance in the region.During a virtual summit on Monday, the two leaders agreed to increase military-to-military exchanges through regular ship visits, joint exercises, and training and capacity building programmes across their…
