King Khesar’s address to the Japanese parliament on 17 November 2011
With my deep respects to His Majesty the Emperor, Her Majesty the Empress, and the People of Japan, I hereby accept with great humility this opportunity to address the Diet of the nation of Japan: Your Excellency the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Your Excellency the President of...
What will SAARC give us?
It is no more likely that Nepal and Bhutan would sit in near future to sort out the long standing Bhutanese refugee crisis, yet Bhutanese leadership in exile continue to comment on actions of the Nepalese government. Like Nepalese citizens, the Bhutanese in exile had greater hope when Dr...
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...