Thimphu, April 7 (IANS) India and Bhutan held the 17th Monthly Coordination Meeting in Thimphu, where both sides discussed progress and charted next steps for projects underway in the Himalayan nation with the Indian government’s support. The meeting organised on Monday was co-chaired by the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in Thimphu and the Director General of the Department of Macro-Fiscal and Development Finance (DMDF) in Bhutan’s Ministry of Finance.During the meeting, Indian…
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New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Bhutan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday to attend the Raisina Dialogue. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal noted that Dhungyel’s visit to India will impart further momentum to bilateral ties.”Warm welcome to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Bhutan, Lyonpo D. N. Dhungyel as he arrives to attend the 11th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. India–Bhutan p…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Wednesday thanked PM Narendra Modi for India’s support to the country’s 13th Five-Year Plan as well as the Gelephu Mindfulness City Project. Both leaders also reviewed the progress in bilateral cooperation in several key sectors – including energy, connectivity, development partnership and people to people connect – during their meeting held on the sidelines of the India-AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.As they reaffirmed their com…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reviewed the progress in bilateral cooperation in several key sectors – including energy, connectivity, development partnership and people to people connect – on the sidelines of the India-AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the two leaders expressed support for harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for inclusive and human-centric progre…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) A groundbreaking ceremony for a 240 kW grid-integrated and 25 kW off-grid solar project at Bhutan’s Jigme Namgyel Engineering College in Dewathang took place on Thursday as part of the Himalayan kingdom’s strategy to enhance renewable energy.”India is glad to support Bhutan’s clean energy vision and solar capacity development,” the Embassy of India in Thimphu said in a post on X.Earlier this week, a groundbreaking ceremony was also held for a 200 kW rooftop solar p…