India and Thailand have pledged to take bilateral defence ties to greater heights, calling for cooperation in several areas including disaster management, information exchange and “sea migration”. The air chief is on a four-day visit to Thailand and Vietnam to further boost bilateral relations with the armed forces of the two southeast Asian countries (Thailand and Vietnam).
The Indian Marshal held extensive talks with Gen. Worapong Sanganetra, Chief of Defence Forces of Thailand, Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Air Force Treetod Sonjance and Gen. Udomdej Sitabutr, Thai Deputy Minister of Defence. The air chief was presented a guard of honour at the Royal Thai Armed Forces headquarters.
The air chief was presented a guard of honour at the Royal Thai Armed Forces headquarters. Raha, who is also Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee, will next visit Vietnam.
- Thailand’s name in the Thai language is Prathet Thai, which means “Land of the Free.”
- Sixteen million tourists fly into Thailand each year, and despite the influx of visitors, this country’s cultural integrity remains relatively intact.
- Thailand shares a border with four countries: Myanmar (formerly Burma) to the north and west, Laos to the north and east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Malaysia to the south.
- Bangkok was once called the “Venice of the East” because its original buildings stood on stilts above the Chao Phraya River.
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