RAW and Bhutan’s foreign relations
Around 8,000 sq km of land in northern border of the country was ceded to China some year back (during the reign of King Jigme Singye). Even after that Chinese presence in northern Bhutan did not go off. And this has sparked heated debate in Indian parliament. However, the...
Bhutan ties relation with Cuba!
I wake up this morning and astonished to see Sonam Ongmo writing in her blog breaking news from the UNGA premises. And this tip of American of Bhutanese origin, encouraged me to search more about Bhutan-Cuba relations. According to her, today, Bhutan and Cuba signed agreement to establish diplomatic...
RTM and silent Diaspora
The first Round Table Meeting of the Bhutanese donors since the beginning of resettlement process is scheduled for Thursday and Friday in Thimphu. This is also the first RTM held by an elected government in Bhutan. UNDP is coordinating the event where some 40 development partners of the country...
UN’s resolution on happiness
Adopting a second draft resolution, titled “Happiness: towards a holistic approach to development”, the Assembly invited Member States to pursue public policy steps that would better capture the importance of pursuing happiness and well-being in development. It also welcomed Bhutan’s offer to hold a panel discussion on the theme...
Bhutan bulldozes UNHCR
The latest revelation from UNHCR reads news about resettlement of Bhutanese refugees in seven western countries to have reached almost 49,000. For UNHCR this seems to be a glory, great achievement. Out of 48,763 resettled so far, 40,971 Bhutanese have chosen United States as their new home followed by...
Government decides against NZ job offer
The Bhutanese government decided against sending any Bhutanese to work in New Zealand farms. There was a demand for 2000 Bhutanese in New Zealand. The government said, the decision was taken because the jobs offered were for low skilled labourers. I am bit surprised if Bhutanese farmers were that...