New Delhi, May 05: Bhutan Prime Minister Dr LotayTshering expressed his excitement as he recalled PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Bhutan.
India and Bhutan share a mutual understanding, having a close civilisational, cultural and economic relationship which goes back centuries. The two countries share a 699 kilometres long boundary adjoining four adjoining states, yet maintain a harmonious relation.
India has always had Bhutan’s back in its socio-economic development and territorial integrity and a demonstration of this close relationship was witnessed yet again.
In a recent exclusive interview with U.S based international news magazine Newsweek, Bhutan Prime Minister LotayTshering was all praise for his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi.
In this interaction with Newsweek, Tshering told Danish Manzoor Bhat, the Editorial Director, Asia of the publication, that India and Bhutan have good relations both historically and geographically.
When Danish Manzoor asked PM Tshering to describe Bhutan’s relations with India, China and the US, he fondly remembered PM Modi and his visit to Bhutan and vice-versa.
“We have very good relations with India historically and geographically. And I was very happy to have Indian Prime Minister Modi visit us as the first country after elections, and I also reciprocated being in New Delhi as my first destination after elections. This relationship should go on forever. We do not worry whichever government comes to power in Delhi, whichever government comes to power in Thimphu, the relationship between the two countries will go on forever and that is something that we all take it for sure,” Tshering told Newsweek.
Interestingly, in the 20-minute interview, where PM Tshering discussed various things about Bhutan and talked about relations with India, China and the United States, the only leader he named was PM Modi.
PM Tshering did not name US President Joe Biden or Chinese President Xi Jinping while describing Bhutan’s relationship with the two countries. This only emphasises the impact PM Modi has had on world leaders and the personal bond he shares with them to the extent that his efforts are praised time and again.
