VPA young officer delegation visit India’s National Defense Academy

Brigadier General S. Vinod, Brigadier Administration of India’s National Defense Academy, presents a gift to the VPA young officer delegation.

The visit was part of the Viet Nam-India Young Officers Exchange Program 2026.

During the visit, the delegation was briefed by the academy’s leadership and chain-of-command on its scale, functions and notable achievements in officer training. They also watched a documentary introducing the academy and toured its traditional museum and several training units specializing in horsemanship, aviation and naval operations.

India’s National Defense Academy is one of the country’s most prestigious officer-training institutions and the world’s first tri-service military academy to provide joint training for army, navy and air force cadets.

The Vietnamese delegation of young officers poses for a photo with the academy’s leadership.

Sr. Capt. Le Hao writes in the visitors’ book at the traditional museum of India’s National Defense Academy.

Speaking at the meeting, Sr. Capt. Le Hao emphasized that Viet Nam and India share a traditional friendship nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, successive generations of leaders and people of both countries. Therefore, young officers from both countries have a responsibility to preserve and further strengthen the enduring friendship between the two countries and militaries.

Translated by Quynh Oanh