The 6th edition of Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX), a bilateral military exercise between India and Vietnam, began on November 11, 2025, at the National Military Training Centre 4 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The 18-day exercise, which will continue till November 27, 2025, brings together around 300 personnel from the Indian Army (IA) and the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).

Exercise VINBAX 2025:

Inaugural Ceremony: It was presided by Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Defence (MoD), and Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of General Staff, VPA.

Participants: From the Indian side, troops from an Engineer Regiment and a Medical Corps detachment under the Southwestern Command.

From the Vietnam side, personnel from the Peacekeeping Units of VPA and Mili

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