Bhutan

What to expect from Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay's 5-day visit to India

Tobgay's visit to India from March 14 to 18 will be announced by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), which also stated that he will meet with President Droupadi Murmu and have extensive discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is also expected to visit Mumbai

FirstUp: Bhutan's PM in India, Farmers' mahapanchayat in Delhi.... Top news today

Bhutan’s prime minister Tshering Tobgay will commence his five-day visit to India today. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha will hold the ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ at Delhi’s Ramlila ground. There is speculation that dates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections will be announced

Vantage | How India can help in Asia's big rice crisis

Reports say in the first eight months of 2023, India sold rice worth over 500 million dollars to South Asian countries

Foreign Secretary on 3-day visit to Bhutan amid tension with China

Bhutan fully adheres to the one-China principle and is prepared to collaborate with China to resolve the boundary dispute as soon as possible and move the diplomatic process toward establishing diplomatic ties, according to a Chinese readout on the discussions

FirstUp: PM Modi roadshow, SC to hear Shahi Idgah plea... today's top stories

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will lead a road show today. The Supreme Court will hear a plea on the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah mosque dispute. The CES 2024 will get underway in Las Vegas. Here are the big developments of today

How Bhutan’s mega city project will link its economy to Assam

Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has unveiled a project that aims to build an ‘international city’ near the Indian border. He has touted the Gelephu Smartcity Project as an ‘economic corridor connecting South Asia with Southeast Asia via India’s northeastern States’

How China is grabbing land in Bhutan amid border talks

Beijing is building a settlement and an extensive road network in Bhutan’s remote Jakarlung Valley, as per the British think tank Chatham House. As both nations have ramped up efforts to resolve their boundary dispute, Thimphu could concede this seized land to Beijing

PM Modi meets Bhutan King Wangchuck, conveys full support to socio-economic development

A joint statement issued during the Bhutan King's visit highlighted discussions between the two leaders covering various aspects of their bilateral cooperation, as well as regional and global issues of mutual interest

Doklam conundrum: Bhutan King's India visit seeks to cement mutual trust between New Delhi and Thimphu

Bhutan has made the proverb 'money can't buy loyalty' relevant, but now Thimphu will have to execute a defiant move to protect her as well as India's interests

Amid border talks with China, why Bhutan king’s visit to India is significant

Bhutan king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck kickstarts his eight-day official trip to India on Friday. The visit, which offers opportunity to both sides to ‘advance the exemplary bilateral partnership’ as per MEA, comes against the backdrop of Thimphu’s seemingly growing ties with China