Ex VINBAX 2022

Context

Vietnam-India Bilateral Army exercise Vinbax 2022 concluded at Chandimandir (Haryana).

About 

• It is a bilateral military exercise between India and Vietnam.
• The exercise was focused on the deployment of Army Engineer and Medical teams in UN Peacekeeping operations.
• It aims to strengthen mutual confidence, and interoperability and enable sharing of best practices between the Indian Army and Vietnam People’s Army.

Significance of the exercise

• This is the first time ever that the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) was undertaking a Field Training Exercise with any foreign Army. 
• The fact that Vietnam chose India for this speaks volumes about the value the two countries place on their mutual relationship.