India, Thailand jointly invite their people to design logo on 75th year anniversary of their diplomatic relations
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand will hold an award ceremony in Bangkok for the first prize winner and the two runner-up prize winners.
NEW DELHI/BANGKOK: Celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of the establishment of their diplomatic relations in the current year, India and Thailand have jointly invited the people of both countries to design a logo for commemorating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two Asian countries.
The theme of the logo is “75 Years of Friendship between the Republic of India and the Kingdom of Thailand”. Diplomatic relations between India and Thailand were established in 1947, soon after India gained independence.
The last date of submitting entries is February 28, 2022, and the names of the first, second, and third winners will be announced on March 11. The contest is strictly open to the people of India and Thailand only.
Interestingly, both the countries are working on this project together, and will jointly contribute to the award money to be given to the first, second, and third winners of the logo contest.
The first prize winner will get 1,500 USD (equivalent to approximately 50,000 Thai Baht), the 1st runner up 1,000 USD (equivalent to approximately 32,000 Thai Baht), and the 2nd runner up 500 USD (equivalent to approximately 16,000 Thai Baht). The entries can be sent at 75thaiindia@gmail.com.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand will hold an award ceremony in Bangkok for the first prize winner and the two runner-up prize winners. If the winners are residing in India, they must be able to attend the live award ceremony online. The date, time, and venue will be announced at a later date.
The three winners of the competition will be announced on the website and via other relevant channels of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, the Embassy of India in Thailand, and other related agencies on 11 March 2022.
The terms and conditions of the competitions can be seen at the https://embassyofindiabangkok.gov.in/public/assets/pdf/TOR_Logo_design_C…
India and Thailand relations:
India shares a long sea border with Thailand as India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand along the Andaman Sea.
The past few years since 2001 have witnessed growing warmth, increasing economic and commercial links, exchange of high-level visits on both sides, and the signing of various agreements leading to a further intensification of relations.
Thailand and India are cooperating in various multilateral fora like India’s dialogue partnership with ASEAN, the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), and the East Asia Summit, the sub-regional grouping BIMSTEC involving Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal, and Bhutan, and trilateral transport linkages with Thailand, Myanmar, and India. India is a member of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) initiated by Thailand in 2002 and of the Mekong–Ganga Cooperation (MGC), a group of six countries.
