Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Bhutan is well on track to graduate from the club of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 2023, according to the UN’s Committee for Development Policy (CDP). The CDP, …
REC, PFC sign pact to finance 600-megawatt hydropower project in Bhutan
KHEL is the first JV being undertaken between the two governments for implementation of the 4×150 MW Kholongchhu hydroelectric project …
India taking lead to promote regional approach to energy: Foreign Secy
“Turning to Bhutan, which is estimated to have hydro power potential … (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is …
Tryst with history! Bhutanese envoy recalls his meeting with Bangladesh’s ‘Father of the Nation’
Lauding his “illustrious daughter” and present PM of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, the envoy said she has “fulfilled the vision of her father” and “Bangladesh has been doing very well under Sheikh Hasina” …
Freedom House report: Bangladesh remains partly free
India, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives fall in the status of “partly free,” but they all scored more than Bangladesh …
Arunachal Pradesh to soon take up East-West Industrial Corridor Highway project with Centre; details
The highway project will be built along the foothills of the state from Bhairabkunda in the district of West Kameng, at the tri-junction of Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to Ruksin, located in …
Arunachal Pradesh to soon take up East-West Industrial Corridor Highway project with Centre; details
The highway project will be built along the foothills of the state from Bhairabkunda in the district of West Kameng, at the tri-junction of Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to Ruksin, located in …
Govt okays 12 new SSB battalions to fortify Nepal, Bhutan borders, tri-junction area
The SSB, with an estimated strength of about 90,000 personnel, is the designated force to guard the open Indian fronts with Nepal (1,751 km) and Bhutan (699 km) …
13,000 More Troops Cleared For Nepal, Bhutan Borders, Tri-Junction Area
The tri-junction area is the plateau between India, Bhutan and Tibet and the SSB is deployed just … only a sector formation and 12 battalions to be raised in phases given financial constraints, …
Government okays 12 new SSB battalions to fortify Nepal, Bhutan borders, tri-junction area
Though the Union Home Ministry has denied creation of a new field frontier for the border force, it has allowed the SSB to create one out of three new sector — responsible for the operations of about …