Modi strikes a chord with Bhutan students
5 years, 4 months ago

Modi strikes a chord with Bhutan students

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave a pep talk to students in Bhutan, saying they had the power and potential to do extraordinary things, which will influence future generations. Addressing the students of the Royal University of Bhutan in Thimpu, Mr. Modi encouraged the “brightest” Bhutanese youth to work hard and take the Himalayan nation to great heights. Find your real calling and pursue it with full passion,” Mr. Modi told the students in the presence of Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering. “Our cooperation in all these sectors will have a direct impact on young friends like you,” he said, citing cooperation between India’s National Knowledge Network and Bhutan’s DrukREN as an some example. Referring to India’s space programmes and the Chandrayaan-2 mission, Mr. Modi said Bhutan is also on its way to having its own satellite.

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Modi 3.0: Leaders of 7 neighbouring nations attend swearing in ceremony
7 months ago

Modi 3.0: Leaders of 7 neighbouring nations attend swearing in ceremony

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The presence of leaders from the neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region, including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, at the inauguration of Narendra Modi’s third term as premier emphasises the importance attached by New Delhi to these countries. Narendra Modi takes oath as Prime Minister of India for the third time at …

Letters
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Letters

The Hindu  

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Unbreakable: On India-Bhutan ties
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Unbreakable: On India-Bhutan ties

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bhutan last week, while productive, was largely symbolic. Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay’s lengthy bilateral with Mr. Modi a week earlier in Delhi, obviated the need for such a second back-to-back visit. The highlight of the visit, of Bhutan’s King conferring Bhutan’s highest civilian award on Mr. Modi, had been announced in 2021 for …

'Unprecedented opportunities to strengthen beneficial clean energy India-Bhutan partnership'
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Unprecedented opportunities to strengthen beneficial clean energy India-Bhutan partnership'

ABP News  

Thimphu, Mar 22 : India and Bhutan on Friday agreed that there are "unprecedented opportunities" to further strengthen mutually beneficial bilateral clean energy partnership, including through the development of new energy projects and trade in electricity. The two leaders noted the "stellar contribution" of the clean energy partnership in the development of the hydropower sector of Bhutan, and in providing …

With Bhutan’s Gelephu project in mind, India to double assistance to ₹10,000 crore for next 5 years
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Bhutanese school children line Thimphu's streets to welcome PM Modi
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhutanese school children line Thimphu's streets to welcome PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Children from Jigme Lasol Primary School lined the streets to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival in the Bhutanese national capital, Thimphu. Children from Jigme Lasol Primary School lined the streets to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival in the Bhutanese national capital, Thimphu. ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received a warm reception at the Paro International Airport …

PM Narendra Modi arrives in Bhutan for two-day visit
9 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Narendra Modi arrives in Bhutan for two-day visit

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday morning arrived in Bhutan for a two-day state visit to Bhutan. The prime minister's Bhutan visit comes days after his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay visited India from March 14-18. During Tobgay’s visit, Modi said India will step up support for Bhutan’s 13th five-year plan, including considering a request for an economic stimulus programme, and …

Modi promises to build ‘super hit’ partnership with Nepal PM Prachanda
1 year, 7 months ago

Modi promises to build ‘super hit’ partnership with Nepal PM Prachanda

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Thursday held wide-ranging talks focusing on boosting India-Nepal cooperation in several areas including energy, connectivity and trade. Following the meet, PM Modi said, “We will continue to strive to take India-Nepal ties to Himalayan heights” PM Prachanda and I have taken many important decisions today to make …

PM Modi, Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ hold talks
1 year, 7 months ago

PM Modi, Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ hold talks

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Thursday held wide-ranging talks focusing on boosting India-Nepal cooperation in several areas including energy, connectivity and trade. Will strive to take India-Nepal ties to Himalayan heights: PM Modi India and Nepal will strive to take their relationship to Himalayan heights and resolve the boundary issue and all …

Substance and subtext: The Hindu Editorial on India-Bhutan ties
1 year, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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 …

All eyes on border talks between Bhutan, China as King begins India visit
1 year, 9 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 …

ISRO Delegation Discusses Expanding India-Bhutan Space Cooperation, Ways To Deepen Tech Ties
1 year, 10 months ago

ISRO Delegation Discusses Expanding India-Bhutan Space Cooperation, Ways To Deepen Tech Ties

ABP News  

A delegation of the Indian Space Research Organisation led by the space agency's chairman S Somanath on Monday discussed expanding India-Bhutan space cooperation and ways to deepen tech ties further. Somanath, along with Foreign Minister Lyonpo Tandi Dorji; Bhutan's Minister for Information and Communication Lyonpo Karma Donnen Wangdi; and Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Sudhakar Dalela inaugurated a Ground-Earth station …

Launch of India-Bhutan SAT marks new era in ties: Bhutan King
2 years, 1 month 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 …

PM Modi calls up South Asian leaders
5 years ago

PM Modi calls up South Asian leaders

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up leaders of Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka on Wednesday and conveyed India’s commitment to the principle of “neighbourhood first”. India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy was adopted soon after Mr. Modi took charge in May 2014 which led to several key regional agreements including the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh. Mr. Modi told …

‘Study well, work hard’, PM Modi cheers students at space centre amid gloom
5 years, 4 months ago

‘Study well, work hard’, PM Modi cheers students at space centre amid gloom

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with about 70 students from across the country at the space centre here and cheered them to do well in life amid gloom over loss of contact with lunar lander Vikram while descending towards the moon on early Saturday. **EDS: VIDEO GRAB** Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with students after connection with the Vikram …

Modi cheers students at space centre amid gloom
5 years, 4 months ago

Modi cheers students at space centre amid gloom

The Quint  

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Something special: On Narendra Modi's Bhutan visit
5 years, 4 months ago

Something special: On Narendra Modi's Bhutan visit

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two day visit to Thimphu affirmed a long-standing tradition between India and Bhutan, where the leaders of both countries have given visiting each other a major priority early in their tenures. India’s assistance to Bhutan’s planned economy, to constructing its highest revenue earner of hydropower generated electricity, and then buying the electricity generated has also ensured …

Narendra Modi in Bhutan: From RuPay to education cooperation, a roundup of the PM's two-day visit
5 years, 4 months ago

Narendra Modi in Bhutan: From RuPay to education cooperation, a roundup of the PM's two-day visit

Firstpost  

On his second visit to Bhutan since his first re-election, prime minister Narendra Modi on his two-day visit to Bhutan held talks with the country’s leaders to further deepen the bilateral ties. On increasing the currency swap limit for Bhutan under the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation currency swap framework, Modi said India’s approach is “positive”. Lauding the country …

India, Bhutan natural partners: Modi
5 years, 4 months ago

India, Bhutan natural partners: Modi

The Hindu  

No two countries in the world understand each other so well or share so much as India and Bhutan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, as he emphasised that New Delhi and Thimphu are such “natural partners” in bringing prosperity to their peoples. Addressing students of the prestigious Royal University of Bhutan here, Mr. Modi said it is natural …

Modi heads home after winding up his two-day visit to Bhutan
5 years, 4 months ago

Modi heads home after winding up his two-day visit to Bhutan

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left for home after concluding his two-day state visit to Bhutan during which he held talks with the country’s leaders to further deepen the bilateral ties. The outcomes of the visit will enhance bilateral ties,” Mr. Modi said just before his departure from Bhutan. During his stay in Thimphu, Mr. Modi held wide-ranging talks …

Narendra Modi in Bhutan Day 2: PM addresses Royal University students in Thimpu, says great time for young people to 'innovate'
5 years, 4 months ago

Narendra Modi in Bhutan Day 2: PM addresses Royal University students in Thimpu, says great time for young people to 'innovate'

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Bhutan, addressed students at the Royal University of Bhutan in Thimpu on Sunday. Lauding the country for its concept of ‘Gross National Happiness’, Modi, while addressing the students, said that the two neighbours had “unique and deep” bonds. Hailing the “relationship” between the two neighbours, which saw the signing …

Narendra Modi in Bhutan: Prime minister launches RuPay card, signs 10 MoUs with counterpart Lotay Tshering
5 years, 4 months ago

Narendra Modi in Bhutan: Prime minister launches RuPay card, signs 10 MoUs with counterpart Lotay Tshering

Firstpost  

On his second visit to Bhutan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched stamps to commemorate five decades of India-Bhutan hydropower cooperation Thimphu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering held wide ranging talks on Saturday during which they discussed steps to further expand the bilateral partnership across several sectors as the two nations signed 10 Memorandum of Understandings …

PM Narendra Modi arrives in Bhutan for two-day visit; will promote 'time-tested friendship' between nations
5 years, 4 months ago

PM Narendra Modi arrives in Bhutan for two-day visit; will promote 'time-tested friendship' between nations

Firstpost  

Paro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in Bhutan for a two-day visit to the country. pic.twitter.com/75EYI4ItTz — Narendra Modi August 17, 2019 A child presented a bouquet to the prime minister as he stepped off the plane in Paro- a valley town in Bhutan, west of the capital, Thimphu. In his departure statement, the prime minister said on …

On Independence Day, Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering reviews Narendra Modi's book 'Exam Warriors', calls it 'profound and practical'
5 years, 4 months ago

On Independence Day, Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering reviews Narendra Modi's book 'Exam Warriors', calls it 'profound and practical'

Firstpost  

Editor’s Note: Bhutan prime minister Dr Lotay Tshering praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s book Exam Warriors, written for children appearing for school-leaving examinations, in a Facebook post on Thursday. *** In anticipation of the visit Out of the collections I was sorting out recently came out the book called Exam Warriors by Narendra Modi. In this book, as he highlights …

Youth, education to be key areas of focus during PM Modi's visit to Bhutan
5 years, 5 months ago

Youth, education to be key areas of focus during PM Modi's visit to Bhutan

India Today  

Several agreements between educational institutions in India and Bhutan are expected to be signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Himalayan nation amid reports that the number of Bhutanese students studying in India has been declining. Talking to the media, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said that a primary area of focus of the visit will be the youth …

Prime Minister Modi to visit Bhutan on Aug 17-18; hydropower, RuPay rollout, defence ties high on agenda
5 years, 5 months ago

Prime Minister Modi to visit Bhutan on Aug 17-18; hydropower, RuPay rollout, defence ties high on agenda

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Bhutan on August 17 for a two-day visit during which the two strategic partners will strengthen ties with the inauguration of the Mangdechhu hydropower project, roll out of the RuPay card scheme, and bolstering of educational exchanges. The focus of the prime minister's visit will be on Bhutanese youth and how educational linkages …

Narendra Modi to visit Bhutan on Aug 17 and 18
5 years, 5 months ago

Narendra Modi to visit Bhutan on Aug 17 and 18

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Bhutan on August 17 for a two-day visit during which the two strategic allies will explore ways to further strengthen and diversify bilateral partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday. Bhutan was the first country Mr. Modi visited after assuming charge as prime minister in 2014. “Prime Minister Modi’s visit to …

Prime Minister to travel to Bhutan for two-day visit on August 17
5 years, 5 months ago

Prime Minister to travel to Bhutan for two-day visit on August 17

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Bhutan on August 17 for a two-day visit during which the two strategic allies will explore ways to further strengthen and diversify bilateral partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday. Bhutan was the first country Modi visited after assuming charge as prime minister in 2014. "Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Bhutan, …

Narendra Modi congratulates Bhutan’s newly elected PM Lotay Tshering
6 years, 2 months ago

Narendra Modi congratulates Bhutan’s newly elected PM Lotay Tshering

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called Bhutan’s newly elected Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, president of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa party, to congratulate him on his election win. “Prime Minister Modi congratulated Dr. Lotay Tshering on his party’s victory in the third general election in Bhutan and his own election to the National Assembly. Prime Minister Modi welcomed the …

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