Category: Diplomacy

On Friday, April 30, 2010, two dailies in Kathmandu — Kathmandu Post and Nagarik – leaked out some secrets that I had never known. I think, majority of the Bhutanese population was unaware of this important fact. In end 70s and early 80s, Bhutan had good relationship with Nepal...

He can do nothing but he cannot say he can’t. And he is still taking advantage of the weak political will of Nepalese politicians in raising the issue of Bhutanese refugees for last two decades. Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley on his latest visit to Nepal re-spoke his regular...

Bhutan-Nepal relations go back to the days of Shab­rung Ngawang Namgyal. It was a profound, sublime and symbiotic relation. History tells us how Bhutan helped Prithivi Narayan Shah in unifying Nepal, who in return gave the Bhutanese complete authority over all Gompas in Nepalese territory. There were postal services...

काठमाडौ, माघ २० – बाबुको शैलीलाई पछ्याउँदै राजा जिग्मे खेसरले आफ्नो गद्दी आरोहणपछिको पहिलो विदेश भ्रमण भारत रोजे । भारतले भुटानलाई आफ्ना छिमेकी मुलुकमध्ये प्राथमिक सूचीमा राखेको छ । भुटानको परराष्ट्र सम्बन्ध सूचीमा भारतको उपस्थिति अनिवार्य हो । राजा भइकन खेसरले गरेका दुई औपचारिक विदेश भ्रमण भारतमै सीमित छन्...

Minister Gyamtsho with Dr. Limlamthong, Director General of DLD   A delegation of Department of Livestock Development, Bangkok including Dr. Yukol Limlamthong, Director General; Dr. Nirundorn Aungtragoolsuk, Director; Dr. Photchana Sakrasaer, Veterinary Officer; Dr. Cherdchai Thiratinrat, Director along with four other Senior Veterinary Officers, Dr. Wongkwan Jitnupong, Dr. Pornpen...

Bhutan’s connection to South Asia is connected not by geography but through ethnic combination and it would be irrelevant to mention that the relation between the Himalayan kingdom with India was possible in absence of Nepal. In short, Bhutan’s connection with South Asia begins with Nepal, if not, at...