Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Sept 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. Wangchuck also met Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra and shall see National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval today.
The International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement was ratified by Bhutan on Tuesday.
“Ambassador of Bhutan to India Maj Gen Vetsop Namgyel handed over the instrument of ratification to Secretary ER Dammu Ravi, in the presence of DG International Solar Alliance,” tweeted the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
Bhutan ratifies the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement.
Ambassador of Bhutan to India Maj. Gen. Vetsop Namgyel handed over the instrument of ratification to Secretary ER Dammu Ravi, in the presence of DG @isolaralliance. pic.twitter.com/vMUwKIUbiW
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) September 13, 2022
The Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, which the two nations signed in 1949, served as the basic framework of India and Bhutan’s bilateral ties. It demanded that there be peace between the two countries and that they not meddle in one another’s internal affairs. In 2007, the Treaty was revised. Bhutan, however, agreed to let India choose its foreign policy and both countries will closely coordinate their foreign and defence policies.
When India opened a special office in Thimphu in 1968, diplomatic connections between the two countries were established.
In areas including security, border control, trade, transportation, economics, hydropower, development cooperation, and water resources, India and Bhutan have a number of institutional and diplomatic structures in place.
