India–Thailand relations
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India–Thailand relations (Hindi: भारत-थाईलैंड संबंध; Thai: ความสัมพันธ์อินเดีย-ไทย), also called Indian-Thai relations or Indo-Thai relations, are the bilateral relations between India and Thailand. Relations were established in 1947, soon after India gained independence. Priests have provided a cultural link between the two countries since 1500 BCE. India shares a long sea border with Thailand as India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand along the Andaman Sea. Since 2001, both countries have witnessed growing warmth, increasing economic and commercial links, exchange of high-level visits, and the signing of various agreements leading to a further intensification of relations. Thailand and India are cooperating in various multilateral fora like India's dialogue partnership with ASEAN, the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), and the East Asia Summit, the sub-regional grouping BIMSTEC involving Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan, and trilateral transport linkages with Thailand, Myanmar and India. India is a member of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) initiated by Thailand in 2002 and of the Mekong–Ganga Cooperation (MGC), a group of six countries.
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India |
Thailand |
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Diplomatic mission | |
Embassy of India, Bangkok | Embassy of Thailand, New Delhi |
Envoy | |
Indian Ambassador to Thailand Suchitra Durai | Thai Ambassador to India Pattarat Hongtong |
The Thai embassy in India is located in New Delhi, with three consulates in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai. India holds its embassy in Bangkok and one consulate in Chiang Mai.
Moreover, India and Thailand have been culturally linked for centuries, with India deeply influencing Thai culture. Thai borrows a substantial number of words from Sanskrit, India's classical language. Pali, which was the language of Magadha and is the medium of Theravada, is another important root of Thai vocabulary. Buddhism, the major religion of Thailand, itself originates from India. The Hindu story of Ramayana is also well known throughout Thailand in the name Ramakien.[1]