The King of Bhutan is visiting India amidst the ongoing standoff between India and China along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. The focus of the three day visit is going to be on economic …
India leading source of investments in Bhutan, provided Rs 4500 cr assistance for 12th Five Year Plan
The visit of Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel to India from April 3- 5 will further strengthen the close bilateral partnership including economic and developme …
Bhutan’s about-turn
The plateau, which lies at the tri-junction of India, China and Bhutan, is a tinderbox of immense strategic significance. Doklam had witnessed a tense standoff between Indian and Chinese soldiers …
Bhutan’s Lauri Gewog maintains the traditional craft of making nettle yarn
The inhabitants of Bhutan’s Lauri Gewog region continue the custom of spinning yarn from nettle plants. According to Bhutan Live, they are also making a nice money from it. The practice of making …
Enough money to pay civil servants: FM
As of December 31, 2022, Bhutan had 30,194 regular civil servants and 4,853 on contract. The MoF with the view to strengthen the public financial management developed a digital electronic Public …
Doklam crisis: Bhutan-China talks raise concerns for India
Bhutan is watching whether India and China could resolve their boundary issues, says Prime Minister Lotay Tshering in an interview in Brussels. The interview hints at the border settlement between …
Bhutan’s Long-Serving Political Prisoners Should be Released
The ruling elite, from the Ngalop community, had come to see the Nepali-speaking community as a threat to Bhutan’s cultural identity and their own dominant position. New, discriminatory …
Uniqueness of Bhutan’s Democracy
The recent Round Table Meeting in Thimphu is a reaffirmation of Bhutan’s preparedness and readiness to graduate from the status of the Least Developed Nation to a middle-income country. It is …
Bhutan PM’s no intrusion comment adds to India’s discomfort
“It is not up to Bhutan alone to solve the problem,” Tshering has said in a recent interview with the Belgian Daily La Libre. “There are three of us. There is no big or small country. There are three …
Thakuri salvages draw for Nepal
Deepak Raj Singh Thakuri scored the equaliser in the dying moments as Nepal salvaged a 1-1 draw with Bhutan in the Prime Minister Three Nations Cup here at the Dasharath Stadium today. The draw was …