Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will come to India on a 5-day visit, can express his pain in front of PM Modi

Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will be on a five-day visit to India from Thursday in his first foreign visit since assuming the top office in January. Announcing the Bhutanese leader’s visit from March 14 to 18, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Tobgay will hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and meet President Draupadi Murmu. The Bhutanese leader also plans to visit Mumbai. The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that the visit of the Bhutanese Prime Minister will provide an opportunity to both sides to review the progress in our unique partnership and discuss ways and means of expanding the enduring ties of friendship and cooperation between India and Bhutan. Will do.

Tobgay will also be accompanied by a high-level delegation including the Bhutanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister of Energy and Minister of Industry and Commerce. The Ministry of External Affairs said that India and Bhutan enjoy exemplary relations of friendship and cooperation based on trust, goodwill and mutual understanding at all levels. During the visit, the Prime Minister of Bhutan will meet President Draupadi Murmu and hold bilateral talks with the Prime Minister of India. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will meet the Bhutanese Prime Minister. In January, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra visited Bhutan on a three-day visit, the first high-level visit from New Delhi after the formation of the new government led by Tobgay.

Tobgay’s visit to India comes against the backdrop of China and Bhutan considering an early resolution of their border dispute which may have implications for India’s security interests. About five months ago, Bhutan’s then Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji had held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing. A Chinese readout on the talks said Bhutan firmly adheres to the one-China principle and is ready to work with China for an early resolution of the border issue and advance the political process of establishing diplomatic relations. China always keeps an evil eye on its neighbors. Taiwan, Bhutan and Nepal are all troubled by China’s land grabbing policy. Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will be on a five-day visit to India on Thursday as part of his first foreign visit after assuming the post of PM. During this time Tshering can express his pain to PM Modi.