June 2, 2026, 6:02 pm
For decades, Vietnam has found itself on the front line of an increasingly unequal maritime contest with China. As the Chinese navy and coast guard have expanded into the world’s largest maritime forces, Beijing has steadily increased pressure on Vietnam in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. While outright military conflict has been avoided, China has employed a combination of naval power, coast guard patrols, maritime militia operations, and economic coercion to challenge Vietnam’s sovereignty claims and restrict its activities in contested waters.
This situation seems to have prompted Hanoi to take a major step – a deal to acquire BrahMos anti ship missile from India has been executed.
Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Indian Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh disclosed details that had not previously been announced. Responding to a question from a Vietnamese participant, he indicated that negotiations with both Indonesia and Vietnam were nearing completion, while noting that the agreement with Vietnam had already been signed.
He said, “My understanding is that with both Indonesia and with Vietnam, the deal is in the final stages, that in fact, for Vietnam, I understand that it has already been signed, probably not publicly announced, but it’s already been signed.”
Indian news outlet ,’ThePrint’ cited sources in the defense and security circles as saying that the deal was signed last fiscal year itself but was never publicly announced till now given the sensitivities involved.
In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why Indian supplied Brahmos would be one of the most consequential weapon for Vietnam ?
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Chapters:
0:00 TITLE
00:11 INTRODUCTION
01:55 SPONSORSHIP – NordVPN
02:29 BRAHMOS
05:33 ANALYSIS
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