NEW DELHI: In an offer to pull in more tourists from Thailand, Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi on Friday declared that India will encourage twofold section e-traveler visas for Thai nationals.

This was declared amid the joint statement by PM Modi and Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in New Delhi.

“I am happy to announce that to welcome more tourists from Thailand to India, and to help them enjoy their visits to Buddhist sites in India, we will soon facilitate double entry e-tourist visas for citizens of Thailand,” said PM Modi during his speech.

“Next year, to commemorate 70 years of establishment of our diplomatic relations, we will celebrate Festival of India in Thailand, and Festival of Thailand in India,” the prime minister said.