Thailand looks to India to balance China's weight
Afp, Bangkok
Thailand's army-installed prime minister heads to India on Monday in a bid to speed up a free trade deal, which Bangkok hopes will help counterbalance China's growing weight as a trading partner. Premier Surayud Chulanont aims to revive talks started before last year's coup when he meets with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh during a three-day trip. "The visit will express Thailand's political commitment ... that we want to pursue free-trade talks with India," foreign ministry spokesman Piriya Khempon told AFP. "The FTA so far has progressed slowly, and we want this visit to accelerate the negotiations so they can be finalised."
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