'Visit Will Strengthen Ties': Jaishankar Receives Bhutan King In Delhi
1 year, 8 months ago

'Visit Will Strengthen Ties': Jaishankar Receives Bhutan King In Delhi

ABP News  

Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on Monday began his two-day trip to India with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar receiving him at the airport here, reflecting the importance New Delhi has attached to the visit. His Majesty the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck arrived in India a short while ago. #WATCH | King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck arrives in Delhi; received by EAM Dr S Jaishankar pic.twitter.com/KniClmN5mE — ANI April 3, 2023 Bhutan is a strategically important country for India and the defence and security ties between the two sides have witnessed significant expansion in the last few years. India's assistance towards Bhutan's XII five-year-plan was Rs 4500 crore for various multi-sectoral projects, small development projects and direct budgetary support.

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Bhutan King Wangchuk Arrives In India For 2-Day Visit; Meets PM Modi, Jaishankar
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Bhutan King Wangchuk Arrives In India For 2-Day Visit; Meets PM Modi, Jaishankar

ABP News  

Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk arrived in India on Thursday for a two-day visit to further cement the already close bilateral partnership between the two nations. #WATCH | King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck calls on PM Narendra Modi, in Delhi. 🇮🇳 🇧🇹 pic.twitter.com/LCnoJeVmLP — Dr. S. Jaishankar December 5, 2024 The Bhutan King's visit comes 10 days …

Bhutan's King and Queen arrive in New Delhi for two-day visit
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Bhutan's King and Queen arrive in New Delhi for two-day visit

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck arrived in New Delhi on Thursday for a two-day official visit to India. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar received them in New Delhi.Jaishankar noted that Bhutan King's visit to India will further strengthen the "unique bonds of friendship" shared by two nations.In a post on X, Jaishankar stated, "Honoured …

Bhutan King Wangchuck to begin two-day India visit on December 5
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Bhutan King Wangchuck to begin two-day India visit on December 5

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will visit India on December 5-6 for meetings with the Indian leadership to review bilateral relations. Wangchuck, who will be accompanied by Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck and senior officials, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, external affairs minister S Jaishankar and senior Indian officials during the official visit, the external affairs ministry …

Bhutan delegation on three-day visit to Gujarat
5 months ago

Bhutan delegation on three-day visit to Gujarat

The Hindu  

Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Monday arrived in Gujarat for a three-day visit to the State. On Monday, a high-ranking delegation consisting of the King and Prime Minister first landed in Vadodara to visit the Statue of Unity, former Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Patel’s statue near Narmada Dam in Narmada district. Bhutan’s King …

With Bhutan’s Gelephu project in mind, India to double assistance to ₹10,000 crore for next 5 years
9 months ago

With Bhutan’s Gelephu project in mind, India to double assistance to ₹10,000 crore for next 5 years

The Hindu  

India has decided to double Bhutan’s assistance over the next five years, from ₹5,000 crore in 2019-2024 to ₹10,000 crore for the period till 2029, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in Thimphu on Friday. pic.twitter.com/0BQVVsxmFf — Narendra Modi March 22, 2024 Mr. Modi’s specific mention of India’s support to the ‘Gelephu Mindfulness City’, which he called a “visionary project” launched …

India, Bhutan decide to put off PM Modi’s Thimpu visit over bad weather
9 months ago

India, Bhutan decide to put off PM Modi’s Thimpu visit over bad weather

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI:India and Bhutan decided on Wednesday to postpone a state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Thimphu this week because of bad weather. Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck walking with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting in New Delhi on April 4, 2023. “Due to ongoing inclement weather conditions over Paro airport, it has been mutually …

Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay arrives in India to begin his five-day official visit
9 months, 1 week ago

Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay arrives in India to begin his five-day official visit

India TV News  

Thimphu: Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has arrived in India to begin his five-day visit to India till March 18. He is expected to hold wide-ranging talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu, announced the Ministry of External Affairs, "PM @tsheringtobgay of Bhutan arrives in New Delhi on his first overseas visit after assuming office in …

Dragon diplomacy: Has China undermined the India-Bhutan relationship?
1 year, 1 month ago

Dragon diplomacy: Has China undermined the India-Bhutan relationship?

Firstpost  

It is up to Bhutan to maintain the traditionally close relationship with India for its own sake When the King of Bhutan state visits India for eight long days, family and official entourage in tow, you can surmise something is amiss in the traditionally warm relationship. The status quo has been threatened by 25 rounds of border talks between China …

India, Bhutan to discuss new routes of regional connectivity
1 year, 1 month ago

India, Bhutan to discuss new routes of regional connectivity

The Hindu  

India and Bhutan agreed to discuss new routes of regional connectivity, and upgrade border and immigration posts to support Bhutan’s 5th King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck’s plans for a smart city at Gelephu on the border between Bhutan and Assam, after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Monday. The rail connectivity could in the future assist …

Bhutan King Wangchuck meets PM Modi in Delhi, no mention of discussion on China border dispute
1 year, 1 month ago

Bhutan King Wangchuck meets PM Modi in Delhi, no mention of discussion on China border dispute

India TV News  

Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck who arrived in Delhi on Sunday, held a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening. Earlier last month, China and Bhutan signed a "Cooperation Agreement” outlining the responsibilities and functions of the Joint Technical Team on the delimitation and demarcation of the boundary between the two countries after their 25th round …

Amid China boundary talks, Bhutan King to discuss Bhutan-Assam border smart city project
1 year, 1 month ago

Amid China boundary talks, Bhutan King to discuss Bhutan-Assam border smart city project

The Hindu  

Bhutan’s 5th King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck landed in Delhi on Sunday ahead of talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, a fortnight after Bhutan and China signed an agreement on the boundary delimitation process in Beijing. While the boundary talks will receive the most interest in New Delhi, given India’s concerns over Doklam, the King’s visit is understood …

Bhutan King begins three-day visit to Assam, offers prayer at Kamakhya Temple
1 year, 1 month ago

Bhutan King begins three-day visit to Assam, offers prayer at Kamakhya Temple

The Hindu  

Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk on November 3 began his maiden three-day tour to Assam with a visit to the famed Kamakhya Temple atop the Nilachal Hills in Guwahati. Earlier in the day, the 43-year-old King of the neighbouring Himalayan country arrived at the Lokpriya Gopinath International Airport in Guwahati and was received by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, …

Bhutan King lands in India for 8-day visit amidst boundary dispute with China
1 year, 1 month ago

Bhutan King lands in India for 8-day visit amidst boundary dispute with China

Live Mint  

Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck began his eight-day visit to India today, Friday, November 3. “The King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, accompanied by senior officials of the Royal Government of Bhutan, will be on an official visit to India from November 3 to 10,” it said. The Bhutan King's visit to India comes against the backdrop of …

Assam Cabinet Approves Reservation Of Medical College Seats For Bhutanese Nationals
1 year, 1 month ago

Assam Cabinet Approves Reservation Of Medical College Seats For Bhutanese Nationals

ABP News  

On the occasion of the visit by the King of Bhutan, the Assam Cabinet has approved the reservation of seats in medical colleges within the state for Bhutanese nationals, Chief Minister Office Assam tweeted. Tomorrow, we in Assam, eagerly look forward to welcome His Majesty, the King of Bhutan on his first official visit to our State. Tomorrow, we in …

Substance and subtext: The Hindu Editorial on India-Bhutan ties
1 year, 8 months ago

Substance and subtext: The Hindu Editorial on India-Bhutan ties

The Hindu  

Bhutan’s fifth king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck’s visit to India this week had both substance and subtext. Future partnerships could include space research, skilling, startups and STEM education, and a new Internet gateway for Bhutan, in keeping with the Bhutanese king’s new “Transform Initiative”. However, it is the visit’s subtext — after recent comments by Bhutan’s Prime Minister Lotay Tshering …

PM Modi holds talks with Bhutan King Jigme Khesar
1 year, 8 months ago

PM Modi holds talks with Bhutan King Jigme Khesar

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck held talks here on Tuesday on the entire gamut of bilateral ties between the two nations and security issues that encompassed the border territorial dispute between Bhutan and China, including the Doklam plateau issue as well as Indian development assistance to Bhutan in sectors like hydroelectric power. …

PM Modi holds talks with Bhutan King; focus on bilateral ties
1 year, 8 months ago

PM Modi holds talks with Bhutan King; focus on bilateral ties

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The talks on Tuesday between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck covered entire gamut of bilateral ties including issues of respective national interests. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, when asked whether the Doklam issue figured in the talks, said India and Bhutan remained in close touch relating to security cooperation. The meeting between Modi …

PM Modi holds talks with Bhutan King; focus on bilateral ties, issues of national interest
1 year, 8 months ago

PM Modi holds talks with Bhutan King; focus on bilateral ties, issues of national interest

The Hindu  

India and Bhutan remain in “close coordination” over all security matters, said Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, indicating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck discussed the latest situation along the India-Bhutan border as well as the progress in boundary talks between China and Bhutan, particularly above the Doklam trijunction point, during a meeting in Delhi …

EAM Jaishankar receives Bhutan King at Delhi airport
1 year, 8 months ago

EAM Jaishankar receives Bhutan King at Delhi airport

The Hindu  

Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on April 3 began his two-day trip to India with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar receiving him at the airport here, reflecting the importance New Delhi has attached to the visit. His Majesty the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck arrived in India a short while ago. Bhutan is a strategically important country …

Bhutan King Wangchuk To Begin 3-Day India Visit Today To Boost Economic Ties
1 year, 8 months ago

Bhutan King Wangchuk To Begin 3-Day India Visit Today To Boost Economic Ties

ABP News  

Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is scheduled to visit India from April 3 to 5 for a three-day visit aimed at strengthening bilateral engagement. According to the MEA, the King Wangchuk's visit marks the continuation of the long bilateral tradition of periodic high-level exchanges between India and Bhutan. The MEA also stated that India and Bhutan have "unique ties …

All eyes on border talks between Bhutan, China as King begins India visit
1 year, 8 months ago

All eyes on border talks between Bhutan, China as King begins India visit

The Hindu  

As Bhutan’s fifth King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck arrives in Delhi on Monday afternoon at the invitation of President Droupadi Murmu, all eyes will be on his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, and any possible discussions on the progress in Bhutan-China boundary talks. While the Bhutanese King last met Mr. Modi in September last year, when he …

Bhutan King To Visit India From April 3-5 At President Droupadi Murmu's Invitation
1 year, 8 months ago

Bhutan King To Visit India From April 3-5 At President Droupadi Murmu's Invitation

ABP News  

The King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will be visiting India from April 3-5 at the invitation of the President of India, Droupadi Murmu. Droupadi Murmu, the King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will be on an official visit to India from 03 – 05 April, 2023.” As per the release, the king will …

Launch of India-Bhutan SAT marks new era in ties: Bhutan King
2 years ago

Launch of India-Bhutan SAT marks new era in ties: Bhutan King

The Hindu  

The launch of a joint India-Bhutan satellite, among the nine satellites launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation on Saturday, marks a “new era” in relations between the two countries, said Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. Bhutan’s Information and Communications Minister Karma Donnen Wangdi led a delegation to Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh to witness the launch of the “India-Bhutan …

Bhutan confers its highest civilian award on PM Narendra Modi
3 years ago

Bhutan confers its highest civilian award on PM Narendra Modi

Hindustan Times  

The country of Bhutan on Friday conferred its highest civilian award, Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the head of state of the country, pronounced Modi's name for the much-coveted civilian decoration and highlighted the “unconditional friendship” and support that India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, had extended to Bhutan over the …

After one COVID death, Bhutan king treks nation to stop another
3 years, 5 months ago

After one COVID death, Bhutan king treks nation to stop another

Al Jazeera  

For 14 months, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has been travelling by foot, car and horse to oversee pandemic measures in his tiny kingdom. Wearing a baseball cap and knee-length traditional Gho robe, carrying a backpack, Bhutan’s king has walked through jungles infested with leeches and snakes, trekked mountains and quarantined several times in a hotel in the capital. “When …

Bhutan's King Treks for 5 Days to Inspect Illegal Border Crossings that May Increase Covid Risk
3 years, 6 months ago

Bhutan's King Treks for 5 Days to Inspect Illegal Border Crossings that May Increase Covid Risk

News 18  

India ranks second world-wise after the United States, in a total number of coronavirus cases, as reported by WHO data. Recently, the King trekked for 5 days along Bhutan’s eastern borders to check and keep a tab on illegal crossings that could increase Covid-19. In the caption, he shared that the King trekked through forests, rain, high passes and leeches …

Nepal kicks off coronavirus inoculations with Indian vaccine
3 years, 10 months ago

Nepal kicks off coronavirus inoculations with Indian vaccine

Live Mint  

The Himalayan nation of Nepal launched its largest immunisation campaign on Wednesday with its first coronavirus vaccinations for medical workers, following a gift of one million doses from India. Tens of thousands of Nepal's frontline health workers are set to receive India's AstraZeneca vaccine, caretaker Prime Minister K.P. This month, India said it would give millions of vaccine doses to …

Covid Diplomacy: Why India's Supply of Vaccines to Nepal, Bangladesh is Strategically Relevant
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid Diplomacy: Why India's Supply of Vaccines to Nepal, Bangladesh is Strategically Relevant

News 18  

India’s soft diplomacy has been on display during the Covid-19 pandemic — from supplying medicines like hydroxychloroquine, paracetamol and medical equipment to other countries, to New Delhi kick-starting the supply of Indian-manufactured coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday to neighbouring countries as a goodwill gesture. Nepal, another crucial neighbouring country whose prime minister is alleged to be showing leanings towards Beijing, has …

Bhutan PM Tshering Wishes His Indian Counterpart Modi for Launching World's Largest Covid-19 Vaccination Drive
3 years, 11 months ago

Bhutan PM Tshering Wishes His Indian Counterpart Modi for Launching World's Largest Covid-19 Vaccination Drive

News 18  

Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering on Saturday congratulated his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the landmark launch of the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination drive, hoping it would mitigate the sufferings endured by the people due to the pandemic. Modi on Saturday launched the world's largest vaccination drive with healthcare workers at the frontline of India's COVID-19 battle getting their first …

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