India-Bhutan-China Strategic Triangle – Analysis
By Rahul Bhonsle India, Bhutan and China are part of a strategic triangle in the Eastern Himalayas with the inverted apex jutting in the form of the all important Chumbi Valley in Yadong (Yatung) county of Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). Given proximity of the Chumbi Valley to India’s jugular...
The troubled Europe
While leaders at the mainland Europe take one more step towards creating a full scale banking union, not a troubled nation like Greece but a stable nation like United Kingdom is talking a breakaway from the union. Earlier, Greek communist party, which emerged as second biggest party in the...
Bhutan willing to have diplomatic relations with China
Bhutan has expressed interest in establishing diplomatic relations with its northern neighbour China. In a meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday, Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley expressed willingness to establish formal diplomatic ties with China at the earliest possible. Fourth King Jigme Singye, during his last years...
Diplomats’ crowd in Thimphu
The Bhutanese media remain silent, or remain unknown, but diplomats from 16 countries, mostly based in New Delhi and Dhaka visited Bhutan in last week of May. Diplomats from Lithuania, Ethiopia, Albanian and Dominican Republic, all based in New Delhi, met with Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley in Thimphu on...
BAF calls Intl community for democratic rights of southern Bhutabese
Bhutanese Advocacy Forum (BAF) has urged the international community to press Bhutan to ensure that democratic, political, economic, social and cultural rights of southern Bhutanese are fully protected. In a statement Durga Giri, on behalf of BAF, said that Bhutan is one of the most beautiful countries in the...
Arunchal Pradesh wants road through Bhutan
State government of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh is likely to ask the Central government to initiate talks with the Bhutan government for construction of a road from West Bengal to the state through Bhutan. State’s PWD Minister Chowna Mein informed the state Assembly on Monday that the...