The training of Vietnamese sailors in "comprehensive
underwater combat operations" at Indian Navy's submarine school
INS Satavahana in Visakhapatnam, south India, is a major initiative
in an emerging strategic partnership between Delhi and Hanoi, said the
paper.
"(Indian) Defense Minister A. K. Antony has promised all help
to Vietnam for capacity building of its armed forces. There are already
a couple of hundred Vietnamese officers and sailors, along with interpreters
(in India). Over 500 Vietnamese sailors will be trained in batches
by the Indian Navy," the newspaper quoted a defense ministry
official as saying.
"Indian will continue to assist Vietnam in modernization and
training of its defense and security forces, including through 100
million U.S. dollar line of credit for defense purchases," said
the Indian prime minister earlier.
