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Embassy of India Bangkok *** India-Thailand Relations India And Embassy of India Bangkok *** India-Thailand Relations India and Thailand, located in each other’s extended neighborhood, share a maritime boundary in the Andaman Sea. India’s relations with Thailand are rooted in history, age- old socio-cultural interactions and extensive people to people contacts. The shared link of Buddhism is reflected in regular pilgrimages to places of Buddhist interest in India by Thai people. Hindu elements can be found among those reflected in Thai architecture, arts, dance, drama and literature. The Thai language incorporates Pali and Sanskrit influences. A large Indian Diaspora living and working in Thailand is another important bond. In the past two decades, with regular political exchanges, growing trade and investment, India’s ties with Thailand have now evolved into a comprehensive partnership. India’s ‘Look East’ policy has been complemented by Thailand’s ‘Look West’ policy in bringing the two countries closer. Both countries are important regional partners linking South and Southeast Asia. They cooperate closely in the ASEAN, East Asia Summit and BIMSTEC groupings as well as in Mekong Ganga Cooperation and Asia Cooperation Dialogue. The implementation of the India-AESAN Agreement on Trade in Goods from January 2010 and completion of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement process are an important milestone of the India-ASEAN strategic partnership. Exchange of High Level Visits Dignitary visiting Thailand Period PM Dr. Manmohan Singh July 2004, Oct 2009, 30-31 May 2013 PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee Nov 2002 (transit), Oct 2003 PM P. V. Narasimha rao April 1993 PM Rajiv Gandhi Oct 1986 President V. V. Giri 1972 Vice President Dr. Zakir Hussain 1966 Vice President Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 1958 Dignitary visiting India Period HRH Princess Chulabhorn. February 2013 PM Yingluck Shinawatra 24-26 Jan 2012, 20-21 Dec 2012 HRH Princess Bajrakittiyabha November 2011 PM Abhisit Vejjajiva April 2011 HRH Crown Prince Mahavajiralongkorn December 1998, Nov 2010 PM Sonchai Wongsawat Nov 2008 PM Surayud Chulanont June 2007 HRH Princess Mahachakri Sirindhorn 1987, 1996, 2001, 2004, March 2005, Nov 2005, March 2007, Aug 2007, March 2008, Feb 2009, Aug 2009, March 2011, Oct 2011, Feb 2014 PM Thaksin Shinawatra Nov 2001, Feb 2002, June 2005 PM Gen Chatichai Choonhavan March 1989 Page 1 of 4 During her official visit to India from 23-28 February 2014, HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited Nalanda, Bodh Gaya, Kohima and New Delhi. She called on President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President M. Hamid Ansari and met EAM Salman Khurshid. Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs and Mrs. Sneh Lata Kumar, Secretary, Border Management and Disaster Management, MHA participated in the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Bangkok from 23-26 June 2014. General Thanasak Patimaprakorn, Chief of Defence Forces, Royal Thai Armed Forces led a delegation on an official visit to India from 28-30 June 2014. General Thanasak called on Arun Jaitley, Defence and Finance Minister and met General Bikram Singh, Chairman Chief of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff in New Delhi on 30 June 2014. PM Dr. Manmohan Singh accompanied by EAM Salman Khurshid and senior officials paid an official visit to Thailand at the invitation of PM Yingluck Shinawatra on 30-31 May 2013. He presented a sapling of Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya as a special gift to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej as a symbol of the shared cultural heritage. PM held wide-ranging talks with PM Yingluck Shinawatra on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest. Six agreements/MoUs regarding bilateral cooperation in the field of Extradition; Exchange Programme; Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing; Urban Mapping; India – ASEAN Archaeological Atlas and Hindi Chair at Thammasat University were signed and a broad-based joint statement was issued. PM Yingluck Shinawatra paid a State visit to India from 24-26 January 2012 as the Chief Guest for India's Republic Day celebrations. On her first visit to India, at the invitation of PM Dr. Manmohan Singh, she was accompanied by the DPM and Minister of Finance, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defence, Commerce, Industry and ICT; senior government officials, and a business delegation. Thai PM met PM on sidelines of the 10th India-ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh on 19 November 2012. PM Yingluck Shinawatra accompanied by DPM and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Commerce Minister, Industry Minister, Ministers in PMO along with a strong business delegation visited India again to participate in the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in New Delhi on 20-21 December 2012. She visited Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya en route to New Delhi. During 2013, Minister of Defence A. K. Antony visited Bangkok on 6 June at the invitation of Air Chief Marshal Sukumpol Suwanatat. Paban Singh Ghatowar, Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of DoNER and Parliamentary Affairs participated in a business conclave on North Eastern states on 17 June. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Veerappa Moily attended the convocation ceremony at AIT on 23 May as Chief Guest and met his counterpart in Bangkok. Minister of Water Resources Harish Rawat represented India at the 2nd Asia Pacific Water Summit in Chiang Mai, on 19-20 May. Dr. D. Purandeswari, MOS for Commerce & Industry participated in the 69th UNESCAP Commission Meeting in Bangkok on 29-30 April. MOS for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Shri Tariq Anwar attended the meeting organized by FAO on Coconut Sector Development in the Asia-Pacific region from 30-31 October. Dr. EMS Natchiappan, MOS for Commerce & Industry attended Ministerial Conference on Regional Economic Cooperation in Asia and Pacific organized by UNESCAP on 19-20 December in Bangkok. EAM Salman Khurshid and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul reviewed progress in bilateral relations in Bangkok on 7 November 2012. During 2013, from Thailand, Minister of Industry Prasert Boonchaisuk and Minister of Science & Technology Woravat Auapinyakul visited India on 25-27 June. DPM & Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong attended the 46th annual meeting of ADB board of governors in New Delhi in May 2013. Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan met Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry and P. Chidambaram, Minister of Finance in New Delhi on 23 Page 2 of 4 October. Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jullapong Nonsrichai attended the Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting in New Delhi on 11-12 November. Mr. Apichart Sukhagganond, Chairman of Election Commission of Thailand visited India from 28-30 November to witness election process in the State Assembly Elections. Thailand-India Parliamentary Friendship Group (TIPFG) was formed in the National Assembly of Thailand in 2008 and reconstituted in September 2011. A counterpart group was formed in India in December 2011. Thai Parliamentary delegation led by Senator Mr. Krich Atitkaew, President, TIPFG visited India in August 2012. A 19 member delegation led by Mrs. Meira Kumar, Speaker of Lok Sabha visited Bangkok for the 122nd Assembly of Inter Parliamentary Union in March 2010. Joint Commission Meeting (JCM): India-Thailand JCM is at Foreign Minister level. FM Surapong Tovichakchaikul visited India to co-chair the 6th session of India-Thailand JCM in December 2011. Extensive discussions were held in the areas of economic and commercial cooperation, culture, S & T, ICT, education, agriculture, legal and consular matters. The 5th JCM was held in Bangkok in September 2007. Foreign office Consultations (FOC): India-Thailand FOC was held in Bangkok on 10 August 2012. Delegations led by Sanjay Singh, Secretary (East) of MEA and Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Thai Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs exchanged views on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest. Defence Dialogue: The third meeting of India-Thailand Defence Dialogue was held in New Delhi in May 2014. A bilateral MOU on Defence cooperation was signed in January 2012. The current Defence cooperation comprises regular joint exercises/joint maritime patrols near the international maritime boundary to counter terrorism, piracy and smuggling; training of officers at each other’s Armed Forces Training institutions and participation as observers in military exercises. Bilateral Trade: The last few years have seen a rapid growth in bilateral trade, which crossed US$ 9 billion mark in year 2012-13. The Framework Agreement on India-Thailand FTA was signed in Bangkok in October 2003 and the second protocol to amend it was signed during the visit of Thai PM to New Delhi in January 2012. (Amount in billion US$) Description 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Thai Exports 2.93 4.27 5.28 5.35 5.36 Thai Imports 1.74 2.27 2.96 3.73 3.70 Total Trade 4.67 6.54 8.24 9.08 9.06 Source: Department of Commerce, Government of India Investment: Indian FDI into Thailand is around US$ 2 billion since 1970s. Major investments from India to Thailand are in sectors such as agricultural products, minerals & ceramics, metal products and machinery, electrical and electronic products, chemicals and textiles. Actual inflow of FDI from Thailand into India from April 2000 to February 2014 is registered as US $172.05 million. Thai investments are mainly in infrastructure, real estate, food processing sectors, chemicals, and hotel and hospitality sector. The major Indian groups namely Tata group (automobiles, steel), Aditya Birla group (chemicals, textiles), Indo Rama group (chemicals), Ranbaxy, Dabur, Lupin (pharmaceuticals), Bharti Airtel, NIIT, Punj-Lloyd, Kirloskar and PSUs like Indian Overseas Bank, Bank of Baroda, Air India, New India Assurance are present in Thailand. Page 3 of 4 Leading Thai companies in the fields of Agro-processing, infrastructure, automotive, engineering, banking, housing and hospitality have active and growing business presence in India. They are - C P Aquaculture Ltd., Ital Thai Development, Krung Thai Bank, Charoen Pokphand Private Limited, Thai Summit Neel Auto Pvt.
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