Challenges of Bhutan’s graduation from LDC
In December, with recommendations from the Committee for Development Policy (CPD), United Nations Developed Program (UNDP) at the Twelfth Round Table Meeting (RTM) in Thimphu declared, Bhutan would be graduated to be a developed country by 2021, which means Bhutan will have by then its all capability to sustain...
Fears of segregation
The expectation of change in policy, public perception and sense of equality among all the residents of the country in Bhutan is vanquishing in recent months as the regime projects itself as protector of only a section of people. Systematic termination of fundamental human rights continue to rule Bhutan...
Fourth episode of Mountain Echoes
The popular literature festival of Bhutan ‘Mountain Echoes’ is set to manifests its fourth episode in one-and-half month’s time. The festival will be held on Thimphu on 9-11 August. Sponsored by household manufacturing company USHA, the festival is an India–Bhutan Foundation Initiative to Promote Literature, Art and Culture in...
Bhutanese activist honored on World Refugee Day
Culture » Bhutanese activist honored for teaching English to fellow refugees. By Peggy Fletcher Stack | The Salt Lake Tribune First Published Jun 22 2013 04:47 pm • Last Updated Jun 22 2013 10:59 pm If you educate a refugee woman, the ripple effect can change the destiny of...
The Bhutanese rebuts DPT’s accusations
The Bhutanese would also like to rebut some misleading clarifications given by DPT leaders with regard to the Education City Story. The first is by the Ex-Education Minister who alleged that the Editor-in-Chief of the paper had told him that the minister did not own any land. It is...
The Bhutan-China-India Triangle
Rajeev Sharma Introduction This article seeks to examine the growing strategic and diplomatic importance of Bhutan for its big neighbours: China and India. China has recently intensified its efforts to woo Bhutan and engage with it directly, despite the lack of diplomatic ties between them. To improve relations with...