Given the local press statements and social media broadcasts from Jaigaon media and individuals, it is now an open secret that there is strong pressure from them to open Bhutan’s Phuentsholing gate. A transport association there even threatened to blockade Bhutan from essential goods and items, mainly because access to …

CAMBRIDGE – Since 2017, America’s National Security Strategy has focused on great power competition, and today much of Washington is busy portraying our relationship with China as a new cold war. Obviously, great power competition remains a crucial aspect of foreign policy, but we must not let it obscure the …

No major damages in Gelephu Thromde The recent Mao Chhu flashflood in Sarpang caused a national tragedy as four brave soldiers lost their lives in an attempt to battle the fierce waters for a rescue operation. The Mao Chhu flashflood reportedly damaged around 5 km area around the banks. Sarpang …

Semchen Tshethar Tshogpas are well known in Bhutan where tshogpas go around saving animals meant for slaughter. His Majesty The King’s leadership in the fight against COVID-19 has been a Human Tshethar where the lives and health of many Bhutanese have been saved. They have been saved not only through …

GENEVA – Every day, the COVID-19 pandemic costs the world thousands more lives and billions more dollars. The most efficient way to bring this crisis to an end – possibly as early as next year – is with a safe and effective vaccine, manufactured in large quantities and distributed globally. …

In an almost ironical situation the Prime Minister recently said that Bhutan needs around 48,000 workers to fulfill its manpower shortage. However, in the same speech he also said that around 30,000 Bhutanese need to be given jobs due to COVID-19. It is clear that Bhutan has more than enough …

NEW DELHI – Until recently, China was unmistakably trying to be a hegemon in the image of the United States, increasingly complementing its growing hard power with soft power. But China seems to have missed its opportunity to build a serious rival to, or even supplant, the existing world economic …

Thursday 3 pm saw the top cream of the Royal Government of Bhutan coming together in a massive meeting in the Royal University of Bhutan hall, at the invitation of the Prime Minister. The meeting was attended by members of the Cabinet, Constitutional Posts, senior Judges, senior Executives and other …

NEW YORK – The global toll of the COVID-19 pandemic is enormous: more than a half-million lives lost, hundreds of millions out of work, and trillions of dollars of wealth destroyed. And the disease has by no means run its course; hundreds of thousands more could well die from it. …