Thailand has postponed its hosting of next month’s BIMSTEC summit of the leaders of seven mostly South Asian countries until after a new administration is formed, its foreign ministry said on Friday.
Thailand currently has a caretaker government following a court’s dismissal of Srettha Thavisin as premier last week and his successor, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has yet to name her cabinet.
The summit had been due to take place in Bangkok from Sept. 3-4. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) includes Thailand, In
The summit had been due to take place in Bangkok from Sept. 3-4. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) includes Thailand, India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan and its leaders meet every two years for a summit.
BIMSTEC has barely made any noticeable splash in the regional or global geopolitical map. Though there is enough scope, neither SAARC nor BIMSTCK has been able to evolve as a platform for conveying the joint stance of the south Asian countries. There is no dearth of issues that plague this region and call for joint steering by the nations of the region.
Team Bharatshakti
(With Inputs from Reuters)
