Vietnamese people view India as a distant, non-threatening nation with a peaceful cultural influence on their country.
Author
Jitendra Nath Misra, Professor of Diplomatic Practice, Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India
Summary
India’s amiable history with Vietnam began with peaceful migration to Southeast Asia from the beginning of the Common Era and discovery of new land and sea routes. Yet, modern Vietnamese consider India distant and remote. Indian culture reached Vietnam in “benign and peaceful” waves, while China’s onslaught was “forceful and potent.” India is neither a threat nor concerning runs the argument. Without surveys, we cannot be sure this is a consensus view. Clearer is that Vietnamese do not write revisionist histories to deny the migration of Indian princes, merchants, and philosophers in the first millennium. There is recognition of the Hinduized Champa as part of Vietnamese culture.
Published in: India Review
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