FICCI jointly with CII and ASSOCHAM, has organized a business session on ''''''''India-Thailand: Partners in Progress for Economic Cooperation'''''''' on 17th June 2016.Speaking at the occasion,General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand,emphasized the need to expedite the process of finalizing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and Thailand. General Prayut Chan-o-cha said that the major sectors of interest between India and Thailand were alternative energy, automotive industry, automotive electronics, auto parts, electronics industry, food industry, natural rubber industry, software industry, yacht building, electrical & electronics, chemicals, transportation & trading industry, textiles, spa, real estate, gems & jewellery, food processing, automotive industry, amongst others. He added that tourism was a sector where intensive engagement was essential to promote two-way tourism throughout the year.Sanjay Kirloskar, Member, CII National Council and Chairman & Managing Director, Kirloskar Brothers Limited, said that at a trade engagement close to $10 billion, the Indian industry was keen to participate strongly in building bilateral economic engagement and achieving a trade of $20 billion over the next four years. Indian industry was keen to engage with Thailand on a multidimensional spectrum of sectors. He added that education can be an excellent area of cooperation besides tourism where India would like to undertake a strong branding exercise in Thailand to attract more Thai tourists to its Buddhist and heritage sites.