Indian Delegation Visits Vietnam to Open New Opportunities in Silk and Textiles
Indian delegation holds discussions with Vietnamese officials and industry representatives during the visit to Vietnam to strengthen cooperation in silk, sericulture and textiles.
HANOI: An Indian delegation led by the Central Silk Board under the Ministry of Textiles undertook a five-day official visit to Vietnam to strengthen bilateral cooperation in sericulture, silk, handloom, textiles and technical textiles, with a focus on expanding value chains, international collaboration and sustainable growth.
The delegation, comprising officials of the Central Silk Board and leading Indian silk entrepreneurs, carried out the visit with the support of the Embassy of India, Hanoi. As part of the engagements, Dr. Naresh Babu N., Joint Secretary (Tech.), Central Silk Board, felicitated the Chairman of Bitexco Nam Long Joint Stock Company, one of Vietnam’s major textile manufacturers and exporters, with a Five-in-One Silk Stole and invited the company to participate in Bharat Tex 2026. He also extended an invitation to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association to take part in the event.
The delegation held detailed interactions with the Vietnam Association of Craft Villages on promotion of handlooms and handicrafts, product development, village-level strategies, exports and policy support, with the association expressing keen interest in collaboration with Indian counterparts.
During the visit, the delegation called on Shri Tshering Wangchuk Sherpa, Ambassador of India to Vietnam, at the Embassy of India, Hanoi, and discussed avenues for strengthening cooperation in the silk and textile sectors.
The team visited the historic Van Phuc Silk Craft Village in Hanoi and interacted with local weavers and artisans, studying its integrated model that links weaving, embroidery, design, fashion and market access, with potential learnings for developing sericulture-tourism models in India.
The delegation also toured modern textile facilities, including automatic reeling units and mulberry farms, and participated in the Vietnam International Value Chain Exhibition 2026 and the Vietnam Glorious Spring Fair 2026 at the Vietnam Exhibition Center. The Central Silk Board stall showcasing Indian silk products drew strong interest, underlining growing global opportunities for Indian silk.
Further engagements included visits to traditional silk outlets in Ho Chi Minh City, where the delegation examined a wide range of silk fabrics and heritage fashion products, interacted with artisans, and explored stitching techniques and innovative design practices, identifying opportunities for product diversification and deeper collaboration.
The visit is expected to strengthen pathways for joint research and development, technology transfer, business-to-business partnerships and enhanced global market linkages between India and Vietnam in the silk and textile sectors.
