Vietnam was wonderful and the people warm and hospitable, Radhika Mittal discovered over a 11-day stay.
'A small boat with a single sail cannot withstand the stormy waves, and only by working together can we sail steadily and far,' Xi told the Vietnamese leadership.
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Monday arrived in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on a four-day visit to "honour traditional friendship".
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is in Vietnam, meeting with his counterpart in Hanoi.
Vietnam is an emerging regional power and a closer relationship with Hanoi is closely aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Act East Policy, points out Dr Rajaram Panda.
Maya Warrier, 9, satisfies a little of her wanderlust when she journeys across the world to Vietnam, some 10 hours by flight from her home in London.
Defence, security, science and technology, trade and culture are some of the issues on the plate for the talks.
Lonely Planet unveiled its list of Asia's Top 10 destinations for 2018.
The memorandum of understanding on mutual logistics support is the first such major agreement that Vietnam has signed with any country.
