Indian govt okays new battalions to fortify Nepal, Bhutan borders
NEW DELHI, Mar 3, 2021, PTI. The government has sanctioned a dozen fresh Sashastra Seema…
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[Analytics] Tourism and Bhutan’s future
Hydropower has done us good for a long time. But we are talking about a…
Thimphu city of Bhutan goes into complete lockdown
THIMPHU, Dec 20, 2020, Xinhua. Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan, went into complete lockdown…
Bhutan’s export dropped to 20 per cent during lockdown
THIMPHU, Sep 7, 2020, Kuensel. Export of goods from major industries declined to around 20…
Bhutan’s PM urged people to choose staying home even after the lockdown relaxation
THIMPHU, Sep 3, 2020, Kuensel. The Prime Minister wrote a letter to “his dear friends…
Easing the lockdown from today in three phases in Bhutan
THIMPHU, Sep 1, 2020, Kuensel. Except for Phuentsholing, Gelephu, Samdrupjongkhar, and Samtse, people in other…
India, Bangladesh to open new trade connectivity route via inland waterways from Sep 3
NEW DELHI, Aug 26, 2020, The Economic Times. India and Bangladesh will open a new…
Bhutan imposes first nationwide virus lockdown
THIMPHU, Aug 13, 2020, The Indian Express. The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has imposed its…
[Analytics] Why China wants a Himalayan dispute with Bhutan
While China de-escalates one Himalayan standoff with India, it is stoking another in neighboring Bhutan….
PM’s blunders, weak foreign policy made China act against India: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI, Jul 18, 2020, The Hindu. Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s blunders, a fragile economy,…
India and Bhutan open new trade route to boost trade
THIMPHU, Jul 16, 2020, WION. With an aim to increase trade and connectivity, India and…
China for border talks with Bhutan, India wary
NEW DELHI, Jul 7, 2020, TNS. To India’s discomfiture, China is signalling its desire to…
China opens new border dispute with Bhutan
NEW DELHI, Jul 1, 2020, IANS. Continuing with its expansionist agenda, China has now created…
Covid-19 hurts South Asian children: UNICEF
THIMPHU, Jun 24, 2020, Kuensel. For more than a decade, Dechen Wangmo, 11, from Tsangkhar…
Bhutan’s Trashigang fights rabies with mass vaccination
THIMPHU, Jun 16, 2020, Kuensel. A mass dog vaccination has begun in Trashigang after a…