In ? cl??? ??m?nst??ti?n ?? ???win? ????ns? c??????ti?n, In?i? h?s ?nn??nc?? its ??cisi?n t? ???vi?? Vi?tn?m with ? Kh?k?i-cl?ss ??i???-missil? c??v?tt?, INS Ki???n, ???th?? ??lst??in? th? ti?s ??tw??n th? tw? n?ti?ns th?t sh??? c?nc??ns ??????in? Chin?’s ?ss??tiv?n?ss in th? ???i?n. Th? ?nn??nc?m?nt w?s m??? ??t?? ? m??tin? ??tw??n In?i?n D???ns? Minist?? R?jn?th Sin?h ?n? his Vi?tn?m?s? c??nt?????t, G?n???l Ph?n V?n G?n?, in N?w D?lhi. Th? t??ns??? ?? th? In?i?n Missil? C??v?tt? INS Ki???n t? th? Vi?tn?m?s? n?v? m??ks ? si?ni?ic?nt mil?st?n? in st??n?th?nin? th? c????iliti?s ?? th? Vi?tn?m P???l?’s N?v?, ?s st?t?? ?? th? In?i?n ??v??nm?nt. Th? missil? c??v?tt? is ? sm?ll w??shi? ??im??il? ?tiliz?? ??? c??st?l ????ns?. Th? m?v? t? ???vi?? Vi?tn?m with this ??v?nc?? n?v?l ?ss?t ?n???sc???s In?i?’s c?mmitm?nt t? ?nh?ncin? m??itim? s?c??it? in th? In??-P?ci?ic ???i?n.

D??in? th? m??tin?, th? ??c?s ?? th? Vi?tn?m?s? ????ns? minist??’s visit w?s ?n ????in? cl?s?? milit??? ti?s with In?i?. Disc?ssi?ns ?nc?m??ss?? ?v?n??s t? st??n?th?n ????ns? in??st?i?l c????iliti?s th????h ??s???ch c?ll?????ti?n ?n? j?int ?????cti?n, ?cc???in? t? ?n ???ici?l st?t?m?nt. Whil? In?i? ?n? Vi?tn?m h?v? m?int?in?? ? st??t??ic ???tn??shi? sinc? 2016, th? ????ns? c??????ti?n h?s ??in?? m?m?nt?m in ??c?nt tim?s. L?st ????, ??th n?ti?ns si?n?? ? ????n?????kin? milit??? l??istics ??ct, ?n??lin? th?i? ??s??ctiv? ??m?? ???c?s t? ?tiliz? ??ch ?th??’s ??s?s ??? ????i?, ???l?nishm?nt, ?n? ??cilit?tin? visits ?? w??shi?s, milit??? ?i?c???t, ?n? ???s?nn?l. F??th??m???, In?i? h?? ???vi??sl? ?xt?n??? ? $100 milli?n lin? ?? c???it t? Vi?tn?m, ??s?ltin? in th? t??ns??? ?? 12 hi?h-s???? ????? ???ts in J?n?.

Th? ?????nin? ????ns? ti?s ??tw??n In?i? ?n? Vi?tn?m s??v? th? l????? ??j?ctiv? ?? ??st??in? st??ilit? in th? In??-P?ci?ic ???i?n. In?i?, ?m???il?? in ? ???l?n??? milit??? st?n???? with Chin? ?l?n? th? ?is??t?? Him?l???n ??????s, ??m?ins c?nc??n?? ????t B?ijin?’s inc???sin? ???s?nc? in th? In?i?n Oc??n, incl??in? in???st??ct??? ???j?cts in c??nt?i?s lik? S?i L?nk?, M??nm??, ?n? P?kist?n. Simil??l?, Vi?tn?m h?s ?x???ss?? ?????h?nsi?n ????t Chin?s? w??shi?s ?n? s??v?? v?ss?ls ?nc???chin? ???n its ?xcl?siv? ?c?n?mic z?n?. Chin?’s ?x??nsiv? t???it??i?l cl?ims in th? S??th Chin? S??, ?v??l???in? with Vi?tn?m ?n? ?th?? S??th??st Asi?n n?ti?ns, h?v? ??is?? c?nc??ns in H?n?i. R?c?nt inci??nts, s?ch ?s Chin?’s m?nth-l?n? ???s?nc? ?? ? s??v?? shi? in Vi?tn?m’s w?t??s, h?v? int?nsi?i?? th? n??? ??? Vi?tn?m t? ?nh?nc? its ????ns? c????iliti?s.

INS Ki???n w?s ? Kh?k?i-cl?ss c??v?tt?. Th? Kh?k?i-cl?ss c??v?tt? is ? cl?ss ?? c??v?tt?s int?n??? t? ???l?c? th? ???in? P?t?? II-cl?ss c??v?tt?s ?? th? In?i?n N?v?. Th? INS Ki???n h?s ? ?is?l?c?m?nt ?? 1,423 sh??t t?ns (1,291 t) ?t ??ll l??? with ? l?n?th ?? 91.1 m?t??s (299 ???t), ? ???m ?? 10.5 m?t??s (34 ???t), ?n? ? ?????ht ?? 4 m?t??s (13 ???t). P?w???? ?? tw? SEMT Pi?lstick/Ki?l?sk?? 18 PA6V 280 ?i?s?l ?n?in?s, th? INS Ki???n ???sts ?n im???ssiv? ?????lsi?n c????ilit? ?? 14,400 PS (10,600 kW), ?ll?win? it t? ???ch s????s ?? ?? t? 24 kn?ts (44 km/h; 28 m?h) with ? ??n?? ?? 4,000 n??tic?l mil?s (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) ?t 16 kn?ts (30 km/h; 18 m?h). Th? INS Ki???n is ??m?? with ???? P-15 T??mit (NATO: SS-N-2D M?? 1 St?x) missil? l??nch??s, ???vi?in? it with ? ???mi???l? ?nti-shi? c????ilit?. F??th??m???, it ??ss?ss?s ? SA-N-5 G??il l??nch?? ??? ?i? ????ns? missil?s, ? AK-176 76 mm 60-c?li??? m?in ??n ?n? tw? AK-630 30 mm ??ns.