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India’s Engagement with Nepal and Bhutan: What can India do More?

Amidst rising tensions along India’s northern border, does India’s engagement with Nepal and Bhutan meet its strategic requirements, and what else can India do more? To discuss these questions, a webinar was organised on “India’s Engagement w....

August 12, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Bhutan , Interaction , Act East , Doklam , OBOR , Neighbourhood first policy , Nepalese politics , Himalayan Railway network
Education and Technology: The New Frontier of Indo-Bhutan Relationship
Alakh Ranjan Article

India and Bhutan share a very close relationship not only in terms of geography but also in terms of history, traditions, culture and spirituality. The relationship between India-Bhutan runs very deep and there are regular high-level visits between b....

August 22, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , Article , Indo-Bhutan relations , PM Modi’s Bhutan visit , Indo-Bhutan cooperation
भारत-भूटान संबंधों के बदलते आयाम
Alakh Ranjan Article

भूटान महत्वपूर्ण पड़ोसी है और भारत के नए विदेश मंत्री एस जयशंकर ने पहले द्विपक्षीय दौरे पर दो द�....

July 30, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , Article , विदेश मंत्री भूटान यात्रा , भारत-भूटान सहयोग , चीन की भूटान में बढ़ती पैठ
Changing Paradigm in India-Bhutan Relations
Alakh Ranjan Commentary

Bhutan is an important neighbour and recently appointed India’s External Minister S. Jaishankar chose to visit Bhutan for two days (7th-8th June) as his maiden bilateral visit. This visit facilitated the tradition of regular visits and exchange of ....

June 27, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , Commentary , Indo-Bhutan relations , Bhutan economics , China-Bhutan engagement
Bhutan Elections 2018: Analysis
Medha Bisht Commentary

It has been a decade since Bhutan started its first innings with procedural democratic reforms. The third round of elections held on October 18, 2018 found its final culmination, with a 71.4 percent voter turnout, and the much anticipated victory of....

November 01, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , Commentary , Bhutan elections , Bhutan’s external relations
Brainstorming Session on ‘India-Bhutan Relations and the Chinese Factor’

A brainstorming session on ‘India-Bhutan Relations and the Chinese Factor’ was conducted on 19 March, 2018. Director VIF, Dr. Arvind Gupta, delivered the opening remarks and laid out the context of India-Bhutan situation in the light of the Chine....

April 02, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , Interaction , BBIN , Doklam Crisis , India-Bhutan Relations , Chinese Factor , Hydro-electric Power Projects , Border Areas
Round Table Discussion on ‘India-Bhutan Relations: Recent Developments and Implications’

The Dokalam crisis, i.e. the border stand-off between China and India, which had kept the bilateral ties between the two neighbouring countries on the boil for over two months, came to a peaceful resolution on Aug 28, 2017, with both sides disengagin....

September 25, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan , Interaction , India-Bhutan Relations , Sino-Bhutanese boundary , Siliguri Corridor , IMTRAT
India-Bhutan Ties: New Delhi Got it Right
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Many in India believe that we have failed in our policy towards our neighbours. For them the hall mark of any successful foreign policy is good relations with neighbours. Because we are so big, many think that we must make an extra effort to win the ....

July 30, 2013 Neighbourhood Studies , Bhutan
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