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Thailand's Anutin‑led strategic push

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In late July 2026 Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered a major expansion of Thailand’s defence sector, urging the armed forces to adopt domestically produced equipment and shifting the industry toward indigenous design and manufacturing. The THAIDEF‑EX 2026 exhibition showcased over a hundred Thai exhibitors and highlighted deeper supply‑chain cooperation with Malaysia on armoured‑vehicle tyres and aircraft maintenance. On 3 August 2026 the prime minister began a two‑day state visit to Indonesia, the first Thai ~~prime‑ministerial~~ premierial trip to Jakarta in 15 years. He ~~arrived at Merdeka Palace at 16:30 local time and~~ co‑chaired a Leaders’ Consultation covering security, trans‑national crime, trade, investment, food and energy security, people‑to‑people ties and ASEAN cooperation. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow led the Thai delegation, while Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono with President Prabowo Subianto and ~~other senior officials attended. The leaders~~ launched the Indonesia‑Thailand Strategic Partnership Roadmap ~~2026‑2030, outlining~~ 2026‑2030. The roadmap targets US$20 billion bilateral trade by 2030, creates a Joint Trade Commission, and outlines cooperation in on food security, ~~economic development~~ energy transition, the digital economy and ~~socio‑cultural affairs,~~ the halal value chain. Law‑enforcement collaboration was deepened through agreements on intelligence sharing and ~~held~~ joint investigations into trans‑national crime. The visit also featured a Thailand‑Indonesia Business Forum. During defence talks, Anutin proposed supplying 36 armored amphibious vehicles to Indonesia. Jakarta prepared traffic‑management plans on ten major roads for the visit. The prime minister also delivered Forum, a keynote speech at the ASEAN Secretariat, ~~coinciding with the 75th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations.~~ and extensive traffic‑management plans on ten Jakarta roads. These actions illustrate Thailand’s dual‑track strategy under Anutin: strengthening domestic defence capabilities while deepening regional economic and security ties ahead of its ASEAN chairmanship in 2028.

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