New Delhi, May 9 -- The most significant outcome of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam's state visit to India from May 5-7 was that it ushered India-Vietnam relations into a new phase of development, moving from a foundation of traditional friendship to a multidimensional, substantive and future-oriented strategic partnership framework, according to former Indian Deputy National Security Adviser S.D. Pradhan. In an interview with Vietnam News Agency correspondents in New Delhi, Pradhan noted that the elevation of bilateral ties to an Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership reflects the increasingly deep convergence of geopolitical, economic, maritime and civilisational int...