Bhutan: Zam and freedom
The level of silence that Bhutanese media maintained about the departure of a senior journalist Namgay Zam from country is the sheer reflection of how freedom of expression, as guaranteed by the land’s constitution, is flourishing in this Himalayan nation. The media fraternity has not revealed why it was...
Special occasion
In March 2008, the Bhutanese monarchy decided to go for elections and liberalise politics whereby two parties were formed and taken to the field. This was the beginning of a democratic culture that Bhutan initiated after centuries of absolute rule. In the 1950s, when the third king started a...
Two years on the hot seat
The Bhutanese government, properly called the first elected government of the kingdom, has completed its second year on the hot seat, without any significant progress at hand to boast for. The biggest achievement for it will be this month end when it holds the SAARC summit for the first...