At last week's virtual summit organised by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to gather input from members of the Global South, Thailand diligently reached out to the world's developing and less developing countries with a holistic approach focusing on human security and balanced development.
India, as the current G20 president, pledged to consult not just the member countries but also with other members of the Global South, whose voices often go unheard. Thailand appreciated India's invitation to join the summit. Fresh from the success of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) 2022 summit, Bangkok is using the G20 platform to promote its development models and ideas, known as the Bio-Circular Green (BCG) Economic model, that aims to construct a better global environment for sustainable growth and prosperity. Since the meeting, the Thai idea has increasingly gained traction within the international community beyond the Asia-Pacific.
