Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Vietnam President To Lam in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: Anil Sharma) India and Vietnam decided to elevate bilateral ties to ‘Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’, set a new trade goal of $25 billion by 2030 and increase defence systems procurement between the two countries after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the visiting President of Vietnam To Lam on Wednesday. After the bilateral talks with President To Lam, who is also the General Secretary of the Central Committee of Communist Party of Vietnam, Prime Minister Modi said, “We are today elevating our relationship to the level of an ‘Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.’ We will now steer our partnership toward even loftier goals. From culture, connectivity, and capacity-building to security, sustainability, and supply chain resilience—our cooperation is set to reach new heights across every sector.” India was one of the first countries with whom Vietnam entered into a Strategic Partnership in 2007.…