and another roadshow was held by the Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City in November 2019 to promote tourism exchanges. Anniversaries The year 2012 marked the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Vietnam, and the 20th anniversary of India's partnership with ASEAN. The two countries marked the occasion by celebrating 2012 as the "Year of Friendship between India and Vietnam". Commemorative seminars, business events, performances by cultural troupes, film festivals, a culinary week and art exhibitions were held in both countries to mark the occasion. The Embassy of India in Hanoi and the ICCR sponsored an international conference on "Cham Civilisational Linkages between India and Vietnam" in Danang in June 2012. INS Sudarshini made a goodwill visit to Danang from 31 December 2012 to 3 January 2013 and held cultural programmes in the city. An exhibition on "India & Vietnam for Peace and Development" uneveiled on 28 August 2016 at the War Remnant Museum, Ho Chi Minh City and exhibited for two months to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Ho Chi Minh, the 40th anniversary of the reunification of Vietnam, the 70th anniversary of Vietnam Declaration of Independence and 43rd anniversary of establishment of full diplomatic relations between India and Vietnam. The Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam, the Vietnam-India Friendship Association (VIFA), and the Embassy of India organized a four-day "Buddhist Festival - Days of India" celebration in Tay Thien, Tam Dao District, Vinh Phuc Province to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Vietnam and the 10th anniversary of relations being upgraded to a Strategic Partnership. The festival was inaugurated on 16 March 2017 by Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communication Ha Ngoc Chien. Chien is also the Chairman of VIFA, and the Chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group for India at the National Assembly. A delegation of 200 monks and nuns from Ladhak and Darjeeling, under the leadership of Gyalwang Drukpa Jigme Pema Wangchen from the Hemis Jangchubling Monastery in Leh participated in the celebrations. The Tay Thien Pagoda, which presided over the opening ceremony, and its devotees are adherents of Gyalwang Drukpa. India and Vietnam agreed to celebrate the year 2017 as a "Year of Friendship" to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Strategic Partnership. Several cultural events, food festivals, exhibitions and academic seminars