India-Vietnam Relations since 1990s

　　ABSTRACT: since 1990s, the Governments of India and Vietnam have promoted multi-channel contacts and exchanged with each other, and have also enlarged bilateral cooperation in various fields including politics, security, economics, education and culture, as well as science and technology. The two countries also help each other to realize strategic interests in regional and global affairs. The reasons for these include their geopolitical strategic interests, the need to offset China’s influence, and the demands from domestic economic development.