H. E. Mr. Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi, who assumed the post of Ambassador of India to Thailand earlier this week, unfurled the national tricolour at the Embassy premises on the occasion of Republic Day of India on 26 January 2016. The Ambassador read out the President’s Address to the Nation. Various Indian associations and schools collaborated to put a cultural performance on the occasion. Around 550 people, including members of the Indian community and friends of India among Thai nationals, attended the event.