Vietnam's Defence White Paper reviewed

PANKAJ K JHA reviews the 3rd Vietnamese national defence white paper that was released in Dec 2009 and states that while the white paper clearly articulated the priorities for Vietnam in terms of building comprehensive national power and raising the country's technological capability, it did not provide any insight into policies or strategic plans. In an article for the New Delhi based Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, "Vietnamese Defence White Paper 2009", he states that the white paper fell short in identifying major internal and external challenges as well as ignoring new modes of training and the techniques of network-centric warfare.