India, Bhutan review development cooperation under 13th 5-year plan; 12 new projects worth Rs 332 crore approved

July 31, 2026 2:41 PM

India, Bhutan review development cooperation under 13th 5-year plan; 12 new projects worth Rs 332 crore approved

India and Bhutan reviewed the progress of their development partnership under Bhutan's 13th Five-Year Plan (2024-29) during the fifth India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks, approving 12 new Project Tied Assistance (PTA) projects worth Rs 332 crore. Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Bhutan on July 30-31 at the invitation of his Bhutanese counterpart, Pema Lektup Dorji, to co-chair the Development Cooperation Talks. During the visit, Misri called on the King of Bhutan, Prime Min...

From development partners to economic allies: Bhutan PM highlights evolving India-Bhutan relations

November 4, 2025 12:25 PM

From development partners to economic allies: Bhutan PM highlights evolving India-Bhutan relations

Prime Minister of Bhutan, Tshering Tobgay on Monday said that the relations between India and Bhutan continue to evolve. "So there's a lot of cooperation already happening. This is being built actually on cooperation that we have enjoyed over millennia because many spiritual masters from India travelled to Bhutan or sometimes to other parts of the Himalayas and ended up in Bhutan and if they didn't come here in person, their teachings ultimately found their home in Bhutan," he told ANI. He sai...