On the morning of May 6, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi jointly hosted the official welcome ceremony for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee, President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam To Lam during his State Visit to India.
President Droupadi Murmu welcomes General Secretary, President To Lam.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes General Secretary, President To Lam.
The ceremony was attended by senior Indian officials and members of the high-level Vietnamese delegation on the State Visit to the Republic of India.
Escorted by a ceremonial cavalry unit, the motorcade carrying General Secretary, President To Lam entered Rashtrapati Bhavan amid a 21-gun salute. President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed General Secretary and President To Lam at the forecourt.
As General Secretary, President To Lam stepped onto the ceremonial podium beneath the national flags of Viet Nam and India, the national anthems of the two countries were played by the military band. The Commander of the Indian Armed Forces Guard of Honour reported to General Secretary and President To Lam, after which the guard of honour marched past the podium.
Following the parade, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced members of the Indian delegation to General Secretary, President To Lam, while General Secretary and President To Lam introduced members of the Vietnamese delegation attending the ceremony.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited General Secretary, President To Lam to take commemorative photographs with Indian students and members of the public.
Over the years, Viet Nam–India relations have developed steadily and consistently, becoming increasingly substantive and comprehensive. In particular, the establishment of the Viet Nam–India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2016 marked a qualitative advancement in bilateral ties.
Currently, the two countries maintain more than 20 bilateral cooperation mechanisms across various sectors and have signed numerous important agreements guiding the development of relations. Economic and trade cooperation has grown strongly, with bilateral trade reaching approximately USD 15–16 billion annually in recent years. India is now among Viet Nam’s top ten trading partners. Two-way investment continues to expand with nearly 500 projects, while significant potential remains for further breakthroughs in bilateral cooperation.
In particular, Viet Nam and India are rapidly expanding cooperation into new areas such as science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, clean energy, and satellite data. In addition, cultural exchanges and people-to-people ties between the two countries have also witnessed strong growth. The two countries also maintain close coordination and mutual support at regional and international multilateral organizations and forums.
This State Visit to India by General Secretary, President To Lam and the high-level Vietnamese delegation also vividly demonstrates the foreign policy orientation of the Party and State of Viet Nam in the new era, as set forth in the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress: independence, self-reliance, self-strengthening, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, diversification and multilateralization of external relations, and being a responsible member of the international community.
Source: Bao Chinh Phu Online; Photos: Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Voice of Vietnam (VOV)
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