Thailand’s urgent challenge is to lift the country out of economic stagnation and dwindling geopolitical relevance, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh. SINGAPORE: Whatever the shape of the government that emerges out of Thailand’s Feb 8 election , its most urgent challenge will be to lift the country out of economic stagnation and dwindling geopolitical relevance – or else be stuck in a middle-income trap with a population increasingly frustrated at lack of opportunities. But given