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India-Bhutan ties: Enduring through tests of time

Nov 19, 2025 6 mins read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Bhutan for the 70th birthday of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, provided an opportunity to observe something that is often overlooked in day-to-day diplomacy: the India–Bhutan relationship has established a rhythm that is unusually stable for the subcontinent.

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