Thailand and India are aiming to accelerate pacts to ensure that Bangkok does not remain a magnet for fugitives
The two sides also held talks on connecting mega ports being built in Myanmar and Thailand with Indian ports
The two sides were keen on accelerating negotiations on transfer of sentenced persons and an extradition treaty.
At present, the India-Thailand Joint Working Group on Security Cooperation looks into transnational crimes, counter terrorism and criminal justice matters.
Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who will be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade.
Accelerating the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway besides focussing on connecting Indian ports with two mega port projects — Myanmar's Dawei Port and Pak Bara in Thailand — where Thai companies are investing in a big way.
The Early Harvest Scheme of the proposed Free Trade Agreement had already led to near doubling of bilateral trade, making India Thailand's 17th largest trading partner.
