India & Thailand to bolster defence cooperation: Doval
4 April 2015 12:45 AM GMT
India and Thailand have agreed to bolster their defence and strategic cooperation, maritime security and counter-terrorism, with top Thai leaders strongly supporting the new government’s “Act East” policy.
Thailand is very positive about India and the leaders think India is a success story, a big story, Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor (NSA) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said here after calling on the Thai premier Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and meeting other top ministers. “The overall kinetics was very positive. We discussed a range of issues, including terrorist activities, defence production, keeping the sea lanes safe, piracy, human trafficking and terrorism,” Doval, who was on a two-day visit to Thailand, said.
This was the first trip by an Indian NSA to Thailand since Brajesh Mishra came here in 2003. Doval noted that cooperation with India’s “neighbourhood” was a priority for the Modi government. Besides calling on the Thai premier, Doval met with Thai Foreign Minister General Tanasak Patimapragorn, and Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prawith Wongsuwan. Doval said all his meetings were “extremely positive”, noting that the Thai government held the Modi government in good stead. The two sides discussed defence production, both between government, and government and private sector to private sector cooperation.
Thailand is very positive about India and the leaders think India is a success story, a big story, Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor (NSA) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said here after calling on the Thai premier Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and meeting other top ministers. “The overall kinetics was very positive. We discussed a range of issues, including terrorist activities, defence production, keeping the sea lanes safe, piracy, human trafficking and terrorism,” Doval, who was on a two-day visit to Thailand, said.
This was the first trip by an Indian NSA to Thailand since Brajesh Mishra came here in 2003. Doval noted that cooperation with India’s “neighbourhood” was a priority for the Modi government. Besides calling on the Thai premier, Doval met with Thai Foreign Minister General Tanasak Patimapragorn, and Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prawith Wongsuwan. Doval said all his meetings were “extremely positive”, noting that the Thai government held the Modi government in good stead. The two sides discussed defence production, both between government, and government and private sector to private sector cooperation.
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