Bhutan media goes vocal
TANDING UP to the Government’s indirect tactics to control them, the private media in Bhutan continues to report on national political corruption and nepotism. A confidential letter from Ministry of Information and Communication, directing all departments under the Ministry to stop providing advertisement to The Bhutanese bi-weekly newspaper, was...
Christian pastor in Bhutan threatened for life
Though the constitution gives right to the people to choose the religion they like and conduct prayers as they wish, Bhutan continues to enforce the policy of zero tolerance against Christianity. Bhutan government has not so far recognized any institutions or church for Christians. Buddhists are supported by the...
Future of domestic air services in Bhutan
The domestic air service in Bhutan is not quite successful. The government had postponed the plans several times on pretext of good preparations. When it came into enforcement, government words turned out to be hoax and hindrances seen thereafter clearly indicated that there had never been enough homework and...
When the small dragon met the big one
The meeting between Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley of Bhutan and Premier Wen Jiabao of China on 21 June 2012, on the sidelines of the Rio+20 Summit in Brazil, sprung a surprise for most India-Bhutan-China watchers. It stirred the calm waters of Bhutan-India relations. With headlines like ‘China’s coziness...
Getting ready for general elections 2013
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan It is no surprise that Bhutan has been named as the most peaceful and stable country in the South Asian region by one of the NGOs. It is no surprise either that Nepal was placed next to Bhutan in that index. One would have expected...
China, India and a country ‘in between’
By Kinley Tshering Professor of international relations and an expert on China-India relations at Westminster University in London, UK, Professor Dr. Dibyesh Anand gave a critical perspective on Bhutan’s relations with its giant neighbors, India and China, at a CBS forum British and the Duar wars The 1864 Duar...