India's Modi offers Vietnam $500 million credit line for defence cooperation
Vietnam is in the midst of major military buildup that analysts say is a deterrent as China grows more assertive
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) reviews the guard of honour with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam September 3, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
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The credit offered by Modi, the first Indian prime minister to visit Vietnam in 15 years, was among a dozen cooperation agreements he signed in Hanoi alongside Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Vietnam is in the midst of a major military buildup that analysts say is a deterrent as neighboring China grows more assertive in staking its rival claims in the South China Sea.
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