Rajnath Singh's Vietnam & South Korea Visit (18–21 May 2026)

Rajnath Singh's Vietnam & South Korea Visit (18–21 May 2026)

🎯 Key Facts — Vietnam:

• Met: Phan Van Giang, Deputy PM & Defence Minister of Vietnam, in Hanoi
• Highlights: Inaugurated Language Lab at Air Force Officers College (Vietnam); established AI Lab
• MoU signed: Military College of Telecommunications Engineering (MCTE), Mhow, MP (India) ↔ Telecommunications University of Vietnam — on AI & quantum technology

🎯 Key Facts — South Korea:

• Met: Ahn Gyu-back (Minister of National Defence, ROK) & Lee Yong-Cheol (Minister, Defence Acquisition Program Administration/DAPA)
• Chaired: India-ROK Defence Industry Business Roundtable, Seoul
• MoU: India–ROK on defence cyber security & information sharing
• Corporate agreements: L&T (India) ↔ Hanwha Co. Ltd (ROK) for defence industry collaboration

✍️ Mains angle: Strengthens Indo-Pacific strategic partnerships beyond Quad (Japan) — diversifying defence-industrial ties with Vietnam and South Korea; relevant to Act East Policy and maritime security.