What transpires between a diplomat posted abroad and politicians of the host country is usually kept under wraps. But India’s Home Minister, rajnath Singh, who enjoys the distinction of being appointed acting premier whenever Prime Minister narendra Modi is away, recently went public with what one of the most important …

The polarisation around food consumption has created a culinary war where people’s identity is defined by what they eat. Beef has become an incendiary issue in India. Last monthaMuslim teenager was burned alive in Kashmir for the unproven sin of transporting beef in his truck. It was one of a …

Most New Year resolutions focus on some positive change in people’s lives, and while making these resolutions most people know that such changes can happen only from within. So the question to ask is why it should be any different when it comes to the nation and our society. Granted …

We don’t need India to wreck our country, Nepal’s politicians are doing it just fine One aspect of the 18-week-long Indian blockade of Nepal that has always baffled us is why New Delhi would want to inflict such harm on a little neighbour, and to a lesser degree, on itself. There are …

The Royal Monetary Authority’s (RMA) announcement that rupee restrictions will be lifted from next year will be welcome news. It is one more sign that the fundamentals of Bhutan’s economy are recovering after the late 2011 to 2013 battering that the economy received, in the form of the rupee crisis …

The first parliamentary elections in 2008 had women’s participation at 14 percent. Although the second parliamentary elections in 2013 saw the appointment of the first-ever female cabinet minister, however, just 8 percent of women’s participation was recorded during the time. As per the survey done by the Election Commission of …

The National order of Merit Gold was awarded to 6 educators from the Ministry of Education, Royal University of Bhutan, and Royal Institute of Management, in recognition of their exemplary service to the nation in the field of education for excellence in leadership and management. Apart from that seven individuals …

When His Majesty the Fourth King ascended on the throne His Majesty was not yet sixteen years of age but had already displayed qualities of leadership that inspired confidence and gained him unchallenged support. The Fourth King carefully initiated re-examination and reform of the major state institutions, which became a …

If one takes a broad sweep of those honored this year they fall into three categories of contributions in the civil service, education and health and the traditional arts. Bhutan has been growing tremendously in the last few years and experiencing unprecedented changes in its economy, society, governance etc. While …

For some time now, there has been a debate on liberalizing Bhutan’s tourism tariff but most have not given enough attention to the real challenge of the rise of regional tourists. Tariff paying tourists whether they potentially just pay the USD 65 dollar tariff or continue to come as part …