Thailand’s Greater Mekong Sub Region: Role and Potential Linkages to Southwest China and Northeast India

Abstract

Recent development of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) has encouraged Thailand to explore the importance and new opportunities of further trade and economic linkages with Southwest China and Northeast India. This development is made possible by the growing GMS economies and cooperation, in particular, trade and investment facilitation, and key transport corridors. In examining linkages with Southwest China and Northeast India, this paper argues that potential trade and investment opportunities for Thailand with these regions exist and need to be further explored.

Keywords

Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS)Regional Integration Southwest China and Northeast India Trade and Investment Thailand

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