Vietnamese President To Lam will undertake a three-day visit to India next week to further fortify bilateral ties in areas of defence, trade and critical technologies against the backdrop of increasing geopolitical upheavals and trade disruptions.

Mr. Lam, who also serves as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, will lead a high-level delegation of ministers and top executives during his state visit to India from May 5 to 7. It will be his first state visit to India after being elected as the president this month.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Lam will hold wide-ranging talks that are expected to focus on boosting the overall trajectory of the India-Vietnam comprehensive strategic partnership with a focus on enhancing ties in trade, defence and critical technologies.