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India's emerging challenge in Bhutan

The new phase of cordial diplomatic relations between Bhutan and China call for the establishment of fresh redlines between India and its Himalayan neighbour

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Harsh V PantAditya Gowdara Shivamurthy
In October, Tandi Dorji became Bhutan’s first foreign minister to visit China. Dr Dorji’s visit has garnered significant attention across the world for two reasons: First, by concluding the 25th round of border negotiations, Bhutan and China are drawing close to ending the decades-old territorial dispute. During this visit, both countries even signed a “cooperation agreement” that outlines the responsibilities and functions of a joint technical team tasked with delimiting and demarcating the disputed boundaries.

Second, as negotiations concerning diplomatic relations have surfaced on multiple occasions, the visit also underscores increasing signs of normalisation of relations between the two countries. With
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