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Bhutan’s Coming Border Crisis with China
In early April 2021, the 10th Expert Group Meeting, a joint Sino-Bhutanese delegation which includes Bhutan’s Ambassador to India, Major General Vetsop Namgyel, met in Kunming, China. Their goal: to lay the groundwork for the 25th round of negotiations later…
Bhutan and Northeast India: Subnational Diplomacy Possibilities
The growing strength of India and Bhutan’s relationship over time has been commended as a model for enduring goodwill between the neighboring states—with state-to-state diplomacy between Thimphu and New Delhi showcased as the success story of friendship. However, despite the…
China’s Territorial Ambitions in Bhutan – Why it Matters to India
The Himalayan region with its vast mountain ranges, glaciers, and disparate valleys is no stranger to border incursions and tensions relating to lines of demarcation. Over the past year, many of these disputes have re-emerged across South Asia, playing out…
Modi’s Neighborhood First Promise Fails to Materialize
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed to go the extra mile to indicate his government would reset India’s relations with countries after he was first elected to office in 2014. He generated a lot of optimism when he invited neighboring…
کیا کرونا وائرس سارک کو فعال بنا سکتا ہے؟
وزیراعظم نریندر مودی نے اس وقت بہت سے لوگوں کو حیران کردیا جب ۱۳ مارچ کو انہوں نے ٹوئٹر پر یہ تجویز دی کہ ”کرونا وائرس سے لڑائی کیلئے ایک مضبوط حکمت عملی ترتیب دینے کیلئے“ جنوبی ایشیائی علاقائی تعاون…
COVID-19: Can it Revive SAARC?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised many when on March 13 he took to Twitter to propose that leaders from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations meet via video conferencing to “chalk out a strong strategy to fight…