BANGKOK: Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow (pic) has requested Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s support in upgrading Thailand’s BRICS partner status to full membership, the Thai Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (Dec 2), reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.
"The Foreign Minister has requested India's support for Thailand's interest in joining BRICS during India's Chairmanship of BRICS in 2026," the ministry said in a statement.
The diplomats discussed foreign policy issues in the context of current geopolitical challenges and exchanged views on political issues, in particular on joint efforts to counter emerging threats, including online fraud and assistance to victims of online fraud in India, the ministry added.
"In this regard, Thailand extended an invitation to India to join the International Conference on Global Partnerships to Combat Online Scams, and expressed interest in co-hosting the event on Dec 17-18, 2025 in Bangkok, to further discuss international cooperation on this issue,” the statement said.
The two parties also exchanged views on the situation in the Asia Pacific region, including tensions on the Thai-Cambodian border and the situation in Myanmar.
BRICS is an interstate association created in 2006. In addition to the five core nations - Russia, Brazil, India, China and South Africa - the group now includes Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia. Thailand, Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Uganda and Uzbekistan officially became BRICS partner states on Jan 1, 2025. - Bernama-Sputnik/Ria Novosti
