Guwahati, May 25 (IANS) Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay arrived in Assam on Monday and held discussions with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, with both sides underlining the deep-rooted civilisational ties between India and Bhutan and the growing role of Assam in strengthening regional cooperation.Welcoming the Bhutanese Prime Minister in Guwahati, Sarma described the visit as significant for further deepening bilateral engagement between Bhutan and the Northeast region.“Honoured to w…
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Thimphu, April 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Power Manohar Lal Khattar held a meeting with Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Thursday, discussing strengthening energy security, hydropower cooperation, cultural and people-to-people ties between the two nations.”Pleased to welcome Manohar Lal Khattar today. We discussed strengthening energy security and hydropower cooperation to further the enduring friendship between Bhutan and India,” Tobgay said on X.Union Minister Khattar expressed Indi…
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) India and Bhutan on Wednesday signed the tariff protocol of Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project, and the Methodology for Reactive Energy Accounting of the Reactive Power Exchange to streamline bilateral power trade, according to the Ministry of Power.The two agreements were signed at a meeting between India’s Power Minister Manohar Lal and Bhutan’s Minister for Energy & Natural Resources Lyonpo Gem Tshering in Thimphu.The 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectri…
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) Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged with several world leaders, holding as many as nine bilateral meetings before wrapping up a hectic Wednesday by hosting a banquet for the visiting dignitaries attending India-AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. PM Modi held meetings with the leaders of Spain, Finland, Serbia, Croatia, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Bhutan. He also met the CEO of Google and co-founder of Sun Microsystems.The informal interactions with global leaders continued…
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, Feb 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron are set to meet in Mumbai on Tuesday to assess the progress achieved under the India-France strategic partnership and exchange views on key regional and global developments.Prime Minister Modi will travel to Mumbai for the meeting with the visiting French President, who will be on an official trip to India from February 17 to 19. President Macron’s visit comes at the invitation of PM Modi to take part in t…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Nvidia Corp on Saturday confirmed that its Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang will not attend the India AI Impact Summit scheduled to begin next week in the national capital. Huang was earlier expected to speak to the media on February 17, but his visit has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, the company said.”Due to unforeseen circumstances, Jensen Huang is unable to travel to India at this time,” it said.”NVIDIA remains deeply committed to the AI Impact S…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Top world leaders – including French President Emmanuel Macron, Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis – are scheduled to attend the India–AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi from February 16–20, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. The summit is anchored in three ‘Sutras’ – ‘People, Planet and Progress’ which define India’s approach to cooperation on AI, the MEA stated.It will bring together global…