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When the Doklam crisis first hit the international headlines Bhutan’s worst fears had come true with the troops of two effective superpowers, India and China, facing off each other on Doklam, a disputed territory claimed by Bhutan. Bhutan, it seemed, had nothing to gain and everything to lose in this …

In Doklam stand-off, Bhutan once again came to the rescue of India’s interests, with costs to itself The Doklam stand-off, from the beginning, has been dominated by an India-and-China narrative, but a largely silent but firm Bhutan held some of the most important keys to the eventual resolution. It is …

Statement on Doklam Disengagement Staff Reporter/ Thimphu The Foreign Ministry in a statement said Bhutan welcomes the disengagement by the two sides at the face-off site in the Doklam area. It said, “We hope this contributes to the maintenance of peace and tranquility and status quo along borders of Bhutan, …

The Doklam standoff is coming to an end as both India and China agree to disengage at the border. An MEA statement from India confirmed this.

The latest issue of ‘The Week’ magazine, a national magazine in India, led to a stir among many Bhutanese not only due to its front cover portraying Bhutan as a Takin being licked by a Chinese Panda, but also for its stories on Bhutan claiming it to be in the …

The final Supreme Court review verdict on the Aum Tandin Bidha and her daughter Dr Shacha Vs Ap Sonam Phuntsho case was delivered by a three judges bench of Chief Justice Tshering Wangchuk, Justice Kuenlay Tshering and Justice Norbu Tshering. The Chief Justice had abstained from earlier cases to avoid …

Every winter thousands of Bhutanese head for Bodh Gaya and other Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India through local operators that organize the pilgrimage tours. The tours and numbers of Bhutanese pilgrims have been growing dramatically over the last few years. The Bhutanese newspaper, in an investigative report, in January this …

The quality of Bhutan’s education and also the related issue of the inability of educated youth to go beyond government jobs has been two much discussed issues. Two domestic assessments showed that not only is the quality of education in Bhutan  below par, but that our students lack adequate application, …

The Punatsangchu Hydroelectric Project Authority (PHPA) Managing Director R.N Khazanchi has said that the total cost of the right bank stabilization work for P I and the surge shaft stabilization work in P II could cost up to Nu 2.5 bn. In P I, Khazanchi said that though the exact …

More than Nu 6 bn in Fiscal Incentives since 2010 may be at stake The Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa party has filed a case in the high court against the PDP government on tax alteration via Fiscal Incentives which it deems to be unconstitutional. The DNT said that after careful consideration …