India for economic pacts with Indonesia, Thailand

HANOI - India is negotiating comprehensive economic agreements with Indonesia and Thailand on the lines of those just signed with Japan and Malaysia, official sources said Thursday.

The sources stated this to IANS as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here on the final leg of a three-nation Asian tour to take part in the India-ASEAN and East Asia summits.

Manmohan Singh flew in from Malaysia after visitng Japan. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will be the chief guest at the Jan 26, 2011 Republic Day celebration in New Delhi.