India going organic
Millions of farmers in dozens of states in India follow the footsteps of Sikkim in their effort to adopt ways of agriculture that are more friendly to human health and ecology. Sikkim story When in 2003 a north-east Indian state Sikkim decided to go organic, few believed it will...
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...
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...
Flood kills over 80 in India
At least 81 people have been reportedly killed and other 11 are missing due to the floods triggered by continuous torrential monsoon rains in north east India in the past one week. According to state government, more than 2.2 million have been displaced when entire two villages where washed...
Bhutanese documentary in South Asian festival
A Bhutanese documentary was screened in second day of the ongoing South Asian Documentary Festival at Kuuch Khaas in Pakistan. The festival brings in a number of documentaries from across the region. The 10-minute short film “Bhutan: Land of Thunder Dragon” journeys through the chronicles of gods, goddesses, monks,...
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...