received at the Delhi airport by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar<\/a>, in a special gesture reflecting the importance New Delhi has attached to the visit.<\/p>\nOn Monday evening, Mr Jaishankar called on the visiting dignitary and said the King’s vision for Bhutan’s future and for strengthening the unique partnership with India is deeply appreciated.<\/p>\n
Bhutan is a strategically important country for India and the defence and security ties between the two sides have witnessed significant expansion in the last few years.<\/p>\n
The strategic ties witnessed an upward trajectory in the last few years in the backdrop of a 73-day face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in Doklam tri-junction in 2017.<\/p>\n
The Doklam plateau is considered an important area for India’s strategic interest.<\/p>\n
The standoff at Doklam tri-junction in 2017 began after China tried to extend a road in an area that Bhutan claimed belonged to it.<\/p>\n
India had strongly opposed the construction as it would have impacted its overall security interests. The India-China face-off was resolved following several rounds of talks.<\/p>\n
In October 2021, Bhutan and China signed an agreement on a “three-step roadmap” to expedite negotiations to resolve their festering boundary dispute.<\/p>\n
Bhutan shares an over 400-km-long border with China and the two countries have held over 24 rounds of boundary talks in a bid to resolve the dispute.<\/p>\n
In a recent interview, the Bhutanese Prime Minister had said that China has an equal say in resolving the border dispute in Doklam.<\/p>\n
India has consistently been Bhutan’s top trading partner, and remains the leading source of investments in Bhutan.
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