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Strengthening the Bilateral Relationship Between India and Thailand Through Tourism
Harpreet Kaur (Central Queensland University, Australia) and Ayasha Siddika (Australian Institute of Higher Education, Australia)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5774-7.ch008
Abstract
India and Thailand have a long-term relationship. Both countries geographically are in extended neighbourhood and share a maritime boundary. Both countries taken together constitute 18.6% of the world's population. They have deep rooted similar history, cultures, philosophies, and religions. They share the same link of Buddhism. Even Hinduism has some reflection on Thai architecture, arts, names of cities, sculpture, dance, drama, and literature. In this chapter, Thailand has been chosen due to physical proximity, cultural, and ideological similarities with India. India and Thailand have celebrated more than 70 years of bilateral diplomatic relationship. In the past two decades, with regular political exchanges of growing trade and investment, India's relationship with Thailand has grown into a comprehensive partnership. India's ‘Act East' policy has been complemented by Thailand's ‘Act West' policy in bringing the two countries closer. Both countries are important regional partners under BIMSTEC linking Northeastern Indian states with Southeast Asia.