A Bilateral Discussion between the United Service Institution of India (USI) and Institute for Defence International Relations (IDIR), Vietnam was organized in New Delhi on November 2, 2016. The USI delegation was led by Lt Gen PK Singh, PVSM, AVSM (Retd) Director, USI, and the other team members were Maj Gen B K Sharma, AVSM, SM** (Retd) Deputy Director (Research),Ambassador Sanjay Singh, IFS (Retd), Prof Srikanth Kondapalli and Maj Gen PK Chakravorty, VSM (Retd). The Vietnam delegation was led by Maj Gen Vu Tien Trong and the other team members were Lt Col Ngo Thanh Tung and Sr Capt Pham Xuan Bach. The event also saw the presence of the Vietnamese Ambassador H.E. Mr. Ton Sinh Thanh and the DA Nguyen Quang Chien. The event was also attended by the officers from Service HQ, HQ IDS, and other think tanks. The programme of the RTD was as under :-.
| Time in hours | Topics | Name of the Speaker |
| 1000 – 1020 | Registration & Tea | |
| 1020 – 1030 | Opening Remarks
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Director, USI |
| Session – I
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| 1030 – 1110 | Situation in South China Sea and its Implication on Regional Stability | Chair : Ambassador Sanjay Singh,IFS (Retd), USI
Co-chair : Maj Gen Vu Tien Trong, IDIR, Vietnam
Speaker : Dr Srikanth Kondapalli, USI
Speaker : Sr Capt Pham Xuan Bach IDIR, Vietnam |
| 1110 – 1130 | Discussion | |
| 1130 – 1150 | Tea | |
| Session – II
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| 1150 – 1230 | India-Vietnam Relations – Challenges and Prospects
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Chair : Ambassador Sanjay Singh,IFS (Retd), USI
Co-chair : Maj Gen Vu Tien Trong, IDIR, Vietnam
Speaker : Maj Gen PK Chakravorty, VSM (Retd), USI Speaker : Lt Col Ngo Thanh Tung IDIR, Vietnam |
| 1230 – 1250 | Discussion | |
| 1250 – 1300
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Closing Remarks | Director, USI |
| 1300 | Lunch | |
Vietnam Delegation
USI Delegation
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