PM Modi meets former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra, calls him "great friend of India"

Bangkok [Thailand], April 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Thursday during his visit to Thailand. PM Modi described him as "a great friend of India" and discussed areas of potential cooperation between India and Thailand.
PM Modi shared details of the meeting in a post on X, highlighting Thaksin Shinawatra's extensive experience in governance and policymaking.
PM Modi also underlined that the two leaders held deliberations on important areas such as defence, trade and culture.
"It was a delight to meet Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Prime Minister of Thailand. He has extensive experience in matters relating to governance and policy making. He is also a great friend of India and had a very warm relationship with Atal Ji. Mr. Shinawatra and I talked at length about India-Thailand cooperation and how it benefits the people of our respective countries. We deliberated on the immense potential in areas like defence, trade, culture and more", PM Modi wrote on X.

It was a delight to meet Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Prime Minister of Thailand. He has extensive experience in matters relating to governance and policy making. He is also a great friend of India and had a very warm relationship with Atal Ji.

Mr. Shinawatra and I talked… pic.twitter.com/jBJDZx6Ziw

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 3, 2025

Earlier in the day, PM Modi also met Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to discuss bilateral relations.

"A productive discussion meeting was held with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra in Bangkok just a short while ago. I would like to thank the Thai people and government for their warm welcome and also express solidarity with Thai people following the earthquake that occurred a few days ago," PM Modi wrote in a post on X.
Further highlighting how India's "Act East" and Thailand's "Act West" policy complement each other very well, he said that the bilateral cooperation will open up opportunities for both in many areas.
PM Modi is in Thailand to participate in the sixth BIMSTEC Summit.
The summit, scheduled for Friday, marks a significant regional engagement between India and its neighbouring countries in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) group. (ANI)