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COUNTRY BRIEF

COUNTRY BRIEF

BHUTAN: INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS

AND EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENTS

Medha Bisht is Research Assistant at the Institute forDefence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.

Contents

1 Introduction.................. 2

2 History................. 3

3 Governance................ 7

4 Foreign Policy........ 12

4.1 Bhutan-India............. 13

4.2 Bhutan-China............... 18

4.3 Bhutan-Nepal............... 21

4.4 Bhutan-Bangladesh............ 24

4.5 Bhutan and International Organisations......... 24

5 Conclusion.. 25

5.1 Select Reading ... 26

Bhutan Maps

Roads.. 6

Districts..... 7

Population Density................................. 9

Ethnic Composition of Bhutan................................. 10

Entry/Exit Points.............................. 14

Sino-Bhutan Border Dispute................................ 20

Refugee Camps in Nepal................................. 23

Appendix

Appendix I: India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty, March 5, 2007

Appendix II: Bhutan-China Agreement, 1998.

Appendix III: Bhutan Fact Sheet

Appendix IV: List of Agreements/MoUs between India Bhutan, 2009

January 2010


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Appendix-I

India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty

c5,2007

The Government of India and the Kingdom of Bhutan, signed the India-

Bhutan Friendship Treaty in March 2007. While both countries agreed

to refrain from allowing the use of their territory from anti-national

activities against each other, free trade and commerce was identified

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Bhutan-China Agreement On Maintenance Of Peace And

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Appendix IV

List of Agreements/MoUs signed during visit of His Majesty,

King of Bhutan to India (21-26 December 2009)December 22, 2009

S.No.Name of theMoU/Agreement

Synopsis of the MoU Signed by

1.MoU on BhutanInstitute ofMedical Sciences

GOI and RGoB shall cooperate inthe setting up of a 50 seatundergraduate medical collegethrough establishment of theBhutan Institute of MedicalSciences in Thimphu. GOI shall

provide assistance not exceedingRs. 25 crores as grant-in-aid.

India: Shri S.M.Krishna,HonbleExternal Affairs

MinisterBhutan: LyonpoUgyen Tshering,Honble ForeignMinister

2.

MoU on Drug

DemandReduction andPrevention of

Illicit Traffickingin NarcoticDrugs,PsychotropicSubstances and

PrecursorChemicals andRelated Matters.

Cooperation to prevent illicit

trafficking of narcotic drugs,psychotropic substances andprecursor chemicals, prevent

money laundering, seizeproperties derived from illicit drugtrafficking, combat illicitcultivation of narcotic drugs andpsychotropic substances and

comply with the guidelines laiddown by the InternationalNarcotics Control Board.

India: Shri S.M.Krishna,

HonbleExternal AffairsMinisterBhutan: LyonpoUgyen Tshering,Honble Foreign

Minister

3.Air Services

Agreement

To facilitate the expansion ofinternational air servicesopportunities, promote aninternational aviation systembased on competition amongairlines; and ensure the highest

degree of safety and security ininternational air services.

India: Shri S.M.Krishna,HonbleExternal AffairsMinister

Bhutan: LyonpoKhanduWangchuk,Honble Ministerof EconomicAffairs

4.MoU forDevelopment ofICT in Bhutan

To establish a framework forcooperation for ICT program.Envisages that GoI would

continue to provide financialsupport for implementing the ICTprojects under Bhutans 10th FYPand expedite the implementationof the Total Solutions Project to

be undertaken by RGoB throughNIIT. RGoB will encourage theIndian ICT firms to invest inBhutan.

India: H.E. Smt.

Nirupama Rao,ForeignSecretaryBhutan: H.E.Mr. Daw Penjo,ForeignSecretary.

5.

Harmonization ofSeed Quality

Testing andStandards forSAARC countries

Developing a project onHarmonization of Seed Quality

Testing and Standards for SAARC

countries, with IARI, New Delhi,India, as the Lead Centre andsuitable organizations in theMember States as cooperatingcentres.

India: H.E. Smt.Nirupama Rao,Foreign

SecretaryBhutan: H.E.Mr. Daw Penjo,ForeignSecretary.


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6.

MOU forCooperation ofSearch & Rescue

Operations

Seeks to promptly exchangeSearch and Rescue (SAR)

information concerning an actualdistress or a potential distresssituation and assist each other in

the conduct of SAR missions intheir respective regions andacross their common SAR

boundaries.

India: Shri M.MadhavanNambiar,Secretary,Ministry of CivilAviation Bhutan:

H.E. Maj Gen V.Namgyel,Ambassador ofBhutan.

7.

MoU on TechnicalAssistance to the

NationalEnvironmentCommissionSecretariat ofBhutan

Provides technical assistance fordeveloping strategy for monitoring

and management of air and waterquality in Bhutan and training ofBhutanese officials for air andwater quality monitoring andassessment.

India: Shri S.P.Gautam,Chairman,

Central PollutionControl Board.Bhutan: H.E. MajGen V. Namgyel,Ambassador of

Bhutan.

8.

MoU regardingConsultancyServices forPreparation ofNational

Transmission GridMaster Plan forBhutan

Formulates the terms &conditions for provision ofconsultancy services by theCentral Electricity Authority, GoI,to the Department of Energy,

RGoB, for preparation of theNational Transmission GridMaster Plan.

India: ShriGurdial Singh,Member, Central

ElectricityAuthority.Bhutan: H.E. MajGen V. Namgyel,Ambassador ofBhutan.

9.Agreement forPreparation ofDPR of AmochuReservoir

Defines the modalities etc. ofpreparation of DPR of AmochuReservoir project (620 MW)

India: Shri R.S.Sharma, CMD,

NTPC Ltd.Bhutan: H.E. MajGen V. Namgyel,Ambassador ofBhutan

10.

Agreement forPreparation/updation of DPR of KuriGongri HEP.

Defines the modalities etc. of

preparation of DPR of Kuri GongriHEP (1800 MW).

India: Shri S.K.Garg, CMD, NHPCLtd. Bhutan: H.E.

Maj Gen V.Namgyel,Ambassador ofBhutan

11.

Agreement forPreparation ofDPR of

Chamkharchhu-IHEP.

Defines the modalities etc. ofpreparation of DPR of

Chamkharchhu-I HEP (670 MW).

India: Shri S.K.Garg, CMD, NHPCLtd. Bhutan: H.E.Maj Gen V.Namgyel,Ambassador ofBhutan

12.

Agreement forPreparation/updation of DPR ofKholongchhu

HEP.

Defines the modalities etc. ofpreparation of DPR ofKholongchhu HEP (486 MW).

India: Shri H.K.Sharma, CMD,SJVNL Ltd.Bhutan: H.E. MajGen V. Namgyel,

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