Two coast guards, one maritime shield: India-Vietnam drill sharpens Indo-Pacific readiness off Chennai

NE DEFENCE BUREAU CHENNAI, AUG 27 At sea, a rescue call does not wait for diplomatic language to be translated. A pollution emergency does not recognise national boundaries. And a maritime threat can move faster than bureaucratic procedures. That is why India and Vietnam are putting interoperability to the test — ship by ship, aircraft [...]