The United Service Institution of India was founded in 1870 by a soldier scholar, Colonel (later Major General) Sir Charles MacGregor. The story of its growth is the story of the growth of the Indian Armed Forces. It was founded for ‘furtherance of interest and knowledge in the art, science and literature of the Defence Services.’
A delegation of Institute for Defence International Relations (IDIR), Vietnam, comprising Sr Col Duong Quy Nam, Director- General IDIR, Vietnam, Sr Lt Col Ta Quanh Thanh, Dy Dir, IDIR, Vietnam, Lt Col Nguyen Duc Bao Chau, Deputy Head of Asia-Africa Division, IDIR Vietnam and Lt Nguyen Thi Hang Nhung, Assistant of Asia-Africa Division, IDIR Vietnam, visited USI for bilateral Track 1.5 dialogue.