TMI BlogPM Modi meets ex-Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra, discusses boosting India-Thailand tiesX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... PM Modi meets ex-Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra, discusses boosting India-Thailand ties X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ng as a “delight” and praised Shinawatra's extensive experience in governance and policy-making. In a post on X following their discussion, the prime minister shared some photographs of the meeting and said, "It was a delight to meet Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Prime Minister of Thailand. He has extensive experience in matters relating to governance and policy making." Modi noted that Sh ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... inawatra, who served as Thailand’s Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006 and is the father of current Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has long been a "great friend" of India and had shared a very warm relationship with former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. "Mr. Shinawatra and I talked at length about India-Thailand cooperation and how it benefits the people of our respective ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... countries. We deliberated on the immense potential in areas like defence, trade, culture and more," he wrote. Modi arrived in Thailand earlier in the day for a two-day visit to attend the sixth BIMSTEC summit. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation of seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations. The BIMSTE ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... C member states – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand – are among the countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal. PTI SCY SCY X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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