NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised on late Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) to strengthen Vietnam’s military following talks between leaders of the two allies, in a move likely to rankle neighboring nuclear-armed giant China.
Modi said India would sell naval patrol boats to Vietnam under a $100-million line of credit to the Southeast Asian nation, which is trying to improve its defenses in the disputed South China Sea.
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