6th High-Level Meeting between Indian Coast Guard and Vietnam Coast Guard held in Hanoi
The 6th High-Level Meeting between the Indian Coast Guard and the Vietnam Coast Guard was held in Hanoi on 20 August 2025 under the 2015 MoU on Coast Guard Cooperation.
Summary
The 6th High-Level Meeting between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) was held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 20 August 2025 under the framework of the 2015 Memorandum of Understanding on Coast Guard Cooperation. It was co-chaired by ICG Additional Director General Anand Prakash Badola and VCG Vice Commandant Major General Vu Trung Kien. Discussions focused on maritime search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, marine pollution response and capacity building, with special focus on transnational maritime crimes such as smuggling, trafficking and illegal fishing.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 20 Aug 2025, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Meeting
- 6th ICG–VCG High-Level Meeting
- Framework
- 2015 MoU on Coast Guard Cooperation
- Co-chairs
- ADG Anand Prakash Badola (ICG); Maj Gen Vu Trung Kien (VCG)
- Focus
- SAR, law enforcement, pollution response, capacity building, transnational crime
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The 6th High-Level Meeting between the Indian Coast Guard and the Vietnam Coast Guard in Hanoi on 20 August 2025 was held under an MoU on Coast Guard Cooperation signed in which year?
Show answer
Correct answer: B — 2015
The meeting was held under the framework of the 2015 Memorandum of Understanding on Coast Guard Cooperation.