Category archives: In The News

Gandhi@150 celebrations were organised by the Embassy of India, Bangkok in partnership with UNESCAP at the United Nations Convention Centre on 4 October 2019. Chief Guest H.E Vijavat Isarabhakdi, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, UNESCAP Executive Secretary H.E. Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Ambassador Suchitra Durai and Padmashri Dr…

Air quality in Bangkok and neighboring provinces has returned to normal after rain in recent days, which helped eliminate airborne particles. Latest air quality readings range from good to very good. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is to install and test run an air purifying tower situated below the Siam…

5th meeting of India-Thailand Ad-hoc Joint Working Group on Visa and Consular Matters held in Bangkok on 27 September 2019.

Ambassador Suchitra Durai and Ambassador (Retd) Swaminathan attended a tree plantation event in Sattahip on 25 September 2019 which was organised by the Sikh community of Pattaya to commemorate 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji. 550 saplings are being planted in land belonging to the Royal Thai Navy. #GuruNanakDev550….

Giving a break up of the agreements, Jurin Laksanawisit said the agreements signed in Mumbai totaled approx Rs 900 crore while in Chennai, it was about Rs 1,500 crore. Chennai: Thailand and India have signed agreements for Rs 2,400 crore to boost trade ties between the two countries, Deputy Prime…

Harsh Vardhan Shringla, a career diplomat, has been variously described by peers, juniors, and seniors as ‘no nonsense’ and ‘sharp’ In New York, Shringla has set up a 2nd meeting between Trump and Modi in 3 days – this time a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the UNGA scheduled…