The Indian government has told a Bhutanese delegation from the Ministry of Finance that Bhutan would have to wait for two months before India can make any special concessions for Bhutan on the new Good and Services Tax (GST), which came into effect from July 1st A senior official said. …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), on 29th June, issued a press release saying that China’s building of a road inside Bhutanese territory is a violation of the 1988 and 1998 written agreements between the two countries to maintain peace and tranquility and the status quo pending a final settlement …

In the recently held Chukha tariff revision talks between Bhutan and India in New Delhi on 22nd June, though both sides agreed that it is time for a revision, there are differences in what could be the final revision. The 1974 agreement on Chukha project outlines that the tariff will …

A Bhutanese government delegation led by the secretary for the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Dasho Yeshi Wangdi along with other relevant officials from the MoEA and Foreign Ministry, had talks with an Indian delegation of a similar composition on 22nd June in New Delhi. The three main items for discussion …

The much publicized legal case between Tandin Bidha and her daughter Dr Shacha Wangmo versus Sonam Phuntsho was considered to be closed in early April 2017. However, the Supreme Court is doing a final review of this last judgment which has given some hope to Tandin Bidha and BNB that …

The infamous AK-47 bullets case earlier this year has taken a new turn with the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport police informing Bhutan’s Foreign Ministry that they have closed the case. The IGI police which had filed an FIR against school teacher Sonam Choden and put the case in a …

The Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) President Dr Tandin Dorji while responding to a question on DNT’s Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2018 polls also said that Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) did not follow the proper procedures in electing its new President, Dasho Neten Zangmo. “When BKP took out a party …

The attention of the media in the last few weeks has been on BKP but the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT), which was the third largest party in 2013, announced this week that it has already selected 40 out of the 47 candidates for the 2018 polls. DNT General Secretary Tenzin …

The Bhutanese Editor Tenzing Lamsang had an open question and answer session with the new BKP President Dasho Neten Zangmo on her entry into politics and the future plans ahead for her and her party. Editor: You successfully served as the ACC Chairperson and after retirement you famously left Thimphu …

The Bhutanese Editor Tenzing Lamsang interviewed the Indian Ambassador Jaideep Sarkar on a host of current issues like hydropower, BBIN, regional tourism, 12th plan and more. Editor: What is the progress on the MoU on the trilateral hydropower cooperation between Bangladesh Bhutan and India ? The GoI recently asked for …