Ambassador Tshering W. Sherpa speaks at the India Fair 2026. (Photo credit: Embassy of India, Hanoi)

The fair featured Hanoi’s leading Indian restaurants, handicraft businesses, and “Incredible India” tourism booths showcasing Buddhist artifacts. Visitors enjoyed traditional dance performances by the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center, outdoor yoga sessions, and the intricate art of henna painting.

Indian Ambassador Tshering W. Sherpa stressed that the surge in bilateral travel in recent years reflects a flourishing relationship. India hopes to welcome more Vietnamese tourists while learning from Vietnam’s recent tourism successes, he said.

"For me, the most important element is people... We have similar values, similar principles, emphasis on family, on culture, diversity. There is so much of thing we can do together, and that's makes this partnership so special...This diversity, this partnership, this friendship, this warmth is what is special about India and Vietnam," the Ambassador said.

In 2025, nearly 750,000 Indian tourists visited Vietnam, a 50% increase from the previous year, placing India among the country’s top 10 tourism source markets.

Below are a some of pictures taken at the India Fair 2026:

The event begins with a lighting ritual (Photo credit: Embassy of India, Hanoi)
Ambassador Tshering W. Sherpa and Dr. Nguyen Trung Khanh, Chairman of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (Photo credit: Embassy of India, Hanoi)
Members of the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre perform Indian traditional dances. (Photo credit: Embassy of India, Hanoi)
(Photo credit: Embassy of India, Hanoi)
Open-air Yoga sessions are held during the Fair. (Photo credit: Embassy of India, Hanoi)
Henna painting (Photo credit: Embassy of India, Hanoi)
Some books featured at an “Incredible India” tourism promotion booth (Photo credit: Embassy of India, Hanoi)
Some signature Indian dishes (Photo: Bao Tram)
(Photo credit: Embassy of India, Hanoi)