{"id":5337,"date":"2019-08-26T07:27:22","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T07:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=5337"},"modified":"2019-08-26T07:27:23","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T07:27:23","slug":"chairman-chiefs-of-staff-committee-chief-of-the-air-staff-visits-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/chairman-chiefs-of-staff-committee-chief-of-the-air-staff-visits-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee &#038; Chief of the Air Staff visits Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Air Staff is embarking on a three day visit to Thailand from 26 to 28 Aug 19. He would be attending the 2019 Indo Pacific Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) Conference in Bangkok. The theme for the conference is \u201cCollaboration in a free and Open Indo \u2013 Pacific\u201d. The conference will provide perspectives on common challenges faced by attending nations and elicit open discussions on the same. The Chiefs of Defence of more than 33 countries are scheduled to attend the Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bilateral defence relations between India and Thailand have\ngained momentum consequent to India\u2019s \u2018\u2019Look\/ Act East Policy\u2019 along with\noverall improvement in relations at political, economic and cultural levels.\nJoint Working Group on Security Cooperation, initiated in May 2003, had\nnominated Military Cooperation as one of the seven primary areas of focus to\nstrengthen cooperation. This was re-enforced in the joint statement issued\nduring Thai Prime Minister\u2019s official visit to India in Jan 2012. India and\nThailand have commemorated the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic\nrelations in 2017. Such visits and cooperation will contribute, in the medium\nand long term, towards India being a natural partner of Thailand for regional\ncollaborative security initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The participation of the Indian Chairman COSC would provide\nfurther impetus towards increasing defence cooperation with Thailand and pave\nthe way for greater interaction and cooperation in future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Chairman of the\nChiefs of Staff Committee<\/strong>, is the head of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.\nThe most senior chief of staff is appointed to serve as a chairman until he\nretires. The current chairman is the Air chief marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Air Staff is embarking on a three day visit to Thailand from 26 to 28 Aug 19. He would be attending the 2019 Indo Pacific Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) Conference in Bangkok. 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