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Bhutan backs G4 nations candidature as permanent members to expanded UNSC

Bhutan has long supported the aspirations of the G4 countries-- India, Japan, Germany and Brazil -- to serve as permanent members to an expanded UNSC, Prime Minister Lotay Tshering said

Modi holds telephonic talks with Bhutan's King, Lankan president, PM

PM Modi invited the Bhutanese king and his family to visit India during a conversation with him in which both leaders underlined the unique ties of trust and affection that bind their countries

PM speaks to Bhutan King, conveys readiness to support in Covid-19 fight

Prime Minister Modi spoke to Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, during which he conveyed India's readiness to provide all required support to Thimphu in its fight against Covid-19 pandemic

Bhutan govt imposes nationwide lockdown to curb coronavirus spread

The Bhutan government has imposed a nationwide lockdown starting from Tuesday after a locally transmitted COVID-19 case was reported.

Bhutan king writes to Assam CM, thanks him for support during lockdown

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar has written to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, thanking him for allowing movement of vehicles carrying essential commodities to the neighbouring country

Centre to give Rs 346 cr to Assam, hold talks with Bhutan to solve crisis

As per the daily flood report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Wednesday, a total of 89 lives have been lost due to the floods in the state

Covid-19: India gets $5.9 mn US aid; assures Bhutan, Seychelles of help

The State Department and the US Agency for International Development have now committed nearly $508 million in emergency health, humanitarian, and economic assistance

Rupee payments allowed for exports to Bhutan under RBI guidelines: Expert

Acceptance of LUT for supplies of goods or services to countries outside India will be permissible irrespective of whether the payments are made in Indian currency or convertible foreign exchange

Army Cheetah helicopter crashes in Bhutan, both pilots killed: Report

The wreckage of the helicopter has been found, they said, adding the crash took place around 1 pm

Modi addresses students in Bhutan, says Thimphu and Delhi 'natural allies'

The history, culture and spiritual traditions have created unique and deep bonds between India and Bhutan, Modi said

Modi holds talks with Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering, signs 10 MoUs on Day 1

The two countries signed 10 Memorandum of Understandings in the field of space research, aviation, IT, power and education

PM Modi holds talks with his Bhutanese counterpart to boost bilateral ties

This is Modi's second visit to Bhutan and the first since his re-election in May this year

Bhutan's centre-left party wins general election, a doctor to become PM

This is only the third democratic elections to take place in the tiny, landlocked South Asian country since it transitioned from an absolutist to a constitutional monarchy in 2008

Dragons in the mist

Why precisely does this most improbable of creatures, a giant scaly flying fire-breathing beast, have such universal appeal?

In Bhutan, happiness index as gauge for social ills

In 2015, a study that showed 91.2% of Bhutanese were narrowly, extensively or deeply happy

Tales from the hills

On an offbeat journey across Bhutan, actor Kelly Dorji and his father will take bikers and campers through the country's myriad tales

IMF projects Bhutan's growth rate at 11% in 2017-18

Increase in hydropower generation capacity will boost electricity exports, and as a result, the current account deficit will decline rapidly, said IMF