Envisioning South Asia Alongside Southeast Asia

Through the Bangkok Declaration 27 years ago, Thailand, as the current Chair of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), is hosting the sixth Summit in August 2024, following a postponement from November 30th, 2023.

Thailand, with influential diplomatic pursuits, is the founder of both the multilateral organization, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and BIMSTEC, which carries more significance amid the global power shift in the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR).