Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Le Minh Hung and a high-level Vietnamese delegation have successfully concluded their working trip to India to attend the 18th BRICS Summit and hold bilateral engagements from September 12 to 13, 2026.

Viet Nam could deepen cooperation with BRICS through four main areas: expanding trade and market access; attracting and promoting two-way investment; engaging deeper in global supply chains and logistics networks; and advancing cooperation in science-technology, innovation and digital transformation.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on September 12 called on India's ACME Group and GMR Group to expand investment and cooperation in Viet Nam, particularly in clean energy, green industry, high technology and infrastructure, as Ha Noi seeks to attract investment in strategic sectors.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and a high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam laid a wreath at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in G20 Park in the Indian capital of New Delhi on September 12 as part of his two-day trip to attend the 18th BRICS Summit and hold bilateral engagements in India.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on the morning of September 12, beginning their trip to India for the 18th BRICS Summit and bilateral activities.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and a high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam left Ha Noi on September 12 morning for the 18th BRICS Summit and bilateral activities in India from September 12-13, at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

This marks the first BRICS Summit attended by Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and the second time Viet Nam has participated in the summit as a BRICS partner country, demonstrating Viet Nam’s growing role and responsible contributions to global issues and the future of the region and the world.

Indian airline Akasa Air on September 4 officially launched a direct route between Mumbai and Ha Noi, marking its first expansion into Viet Nam.

Viet Nam always supports India in promoting its increasingly important role on the international stage, including as the host of BRICS in 2026, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung told visiting Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita in Ha Noi on August 26.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, on behalf of the Vietnamese Government, on the evening of August 18 attended and delivered remarks at a reception marking the 80th Independence Day of India.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam on August 15 sent a congratulatory message to Indian President Droupadi Murmu on the occasion of India’s 80th Independence Day.

India has officially opened its market to fresh Vietnamese durian, allowing imports of the fruit for consumption, the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection under the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said.

Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva, has recently attended the eight WTO Trade Policy Review of India.

"Love Garden" (Prem Ki Surdhara), a film inspired by Viet Nam’s Quan Ho (love duet) folk singing, has officially debuted worldwide on WAVES, an Over-The-Top (OTT) platform by India's public broadcaster Prasar Bharati.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung welcomed India's continued recognition of ASEAN as one of the pillars of its Act East Policy, saying the partnership not only advances the interests of both sides but also contributes to peace, stability and development across the region.

Can Tho and India have a lot of untapped potential to work together by playing to each other’s strengths, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Le Quang Tung told Indian Ambassador to Viet Nam Tshering Wangchuk Sherpa during a recent working session.

Amid continued strong growth in bilateral trade between Viet Nam and India, this market of nearly 1.5 billion people remains one of the most promising destinations for Viet Nam’s agricultural, forestry, and fisheries products. Several products have recorded remarkable increases in both export volume and value, including coffee, cinnamon, star anise, and rubber.

Viet Nam’s Green and Smart Mobility Joint Stock Company (Green SM) officially launched its Green SM Limo service in New Delhi on June 5, marking its entry into India, one of the world’s largest and most dynamic transport markets.

With strategic maritime routes facing the risk of being “weaponised”, with any disruption capable of triggering chain reactions across the energy, logistics, and trade sectors, many countries are stepping up their energy diplomacy policies.

The state visit to India by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of Viet Nam To Lam took place in a highly appropriate time for the two countries to promote more intensive and extensive cooperation, particularly as the two economies share many similarities and possess strong complementarities, said Ajoykaant Ruia, Chairman of the Indo-Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IVCCI).