Vietnam’s Responses to India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiatives and Opportunities for Vietnam–India Maritime Cooperation in the South China Sea

Huynh Thanh Loan and Nguyen Dac Tung
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Huynh Thanh Loan: Huynh Thanh Loan is currently a researcher in the Institute for Indian and Southwest Asian Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VIISAS). Prior to her recent position at the VIISAS, she was a lecturer in Indian History at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University. Dr Loan received her MA degree in Indian History from Jawahar Lal Nehru University, India, and her PhD in World History from University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University. She has worked in the areas of Indian history and culture, India’s foreign policy and Vietnam–India relations, which aim to understand India and different aspects of Vietnam–Indian links throughout the history. She has published some chapters in several edited books, articles and presented various academic as well as research-based papers at several national and international conferences.
Nguyen Dac Tung: Nguyen Dac Tung received his MA degree in Asian Studies from University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ha Noi. He is now a researcher in the Department of Historical, Cultural and Political Studies at the Institute for Indian and Southwest Asian Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. Besides his main researches on Indian History and Culture, he has also worked on Indian politics, India and Southeast Asian countries. He has published some research articles on various journals in Vietnam.

India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, 2021, vol. 77, issue 2, 185-199

Abstract: The geostrategic, political and military position of the Indo-Pacific region has become increasingly important to major countries, in terms of influence and opportunities for developing cooperation and strategic restraints. India is a rising power gaining more influence in the region, and the Indo-Pacific vision initiated by Prime Minister Modi is a move to assert its greater position and role in the region. In that vision, India actively raises issues related to the South China Sea (SCS) in its foreign affairs as well as conducts capacity support for littoral countries. In this context, Vietnam is putting its great attention to the policy moves and stance of India towards the region, as well as the SCS, and is taking advantage of India’s policy to strengthen cooperation between Vietnam and India, especially in the SCS. The prospects for cooperation between the two countries in the future will surely be expanded further when both countries understand each other’s policies and needs.

Keywords: Indo-Pacific Initiative; The South China Sea; Vietnam’s Policy Responses; Maritime Cooperation; India; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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