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  India, Bhutan to celebrate golden jubilee of diplomatic ties in 2018

  India | November 01, 2017 23:53 IST

  President Ram Nath Kovind, during his meeting with Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, also extended an invitation to him to pay a state visit to India during the golden jubilee year, which was accepted by the visiting dignitary.

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  President Kovind appreciates Bhutan's support in resolving Dokalam issue

  India | November 01, 2017 19:34 IST

  Ram Nath Kovind, who met Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the queen and the prince at Rashtrapati Bhavan, said the security concerns of India and Bhutan are indivisible and mutual.

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  ‘No new developments at Doklam face-off site’: India dismisses reports of fresh Chinese build-up

  India | October 27, 2017 21:02 IST

  MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that he “would like to reiterate that there are no new developments at the face-off site and its vicinity since the August 28 disengagement”.

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  Bhutan backs G-4 countries' bid for permanent UNSC membership

  World | September 22, 2017 23:22 IST

  Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay said the UN reforms would be incomplete without reforming the Security Council to reflect the changing realities of the world.

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  Bhutan welcomes end of Dokalam standoff between Indo-China militaries

  World | August 29, 2017 15:18 IST

  Bhutan and China have a dispute over Dokalam, a strategically key area at the Bhutan-India-China trijunction in the Sikkim sector.

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  Doklam standoff: Japan backs India, Bhutan; says no one should try to change status quo by force

  India | August 18, 2017 8:50 IST

  Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu and his colleagues have reportedly conveyed Tokyo’s position to New Delhi and Thimphu in the last couple of weeks.

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  Amid Doklam standoff, Sushma Swaraj meets Bhutanese Foreign minister

  World | August 11, 2017 19:25 IST

  India and China have been locked in a face-off in the Doklam area of the Sikkim sector since June 16 after Indian troops stopped the Chinese People's Liberation Army from building a road in the area.

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  Sikkim standoff: Bhutan rejects Beijing's claim that Doklam belongs to China

  World | August 10, 2017 13:05 IST

  On Wednesday, China’s top diplomat Wang Wenli reportedly told a visiting Indian media delegation that Bhutan has conveyed to Beijing through the diplomatic channels that the area of the standoff is not its territory.

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  ‘Doklam standoff not very serious’, says Dalai Lama; invokes ‘Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai’ slogan

  World | August 09, 2017 13:26 IST

  India and Bhutan are two countries out of the 14 countries China is yet to sort out boundary disputes.

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  Bhutan acknowledges Doklam as Chinese area: Beijing official

  World | August 08, 2017 18:58 IST

  China has settled boundary dispute approximately of 20,000 km with 12 countries out of the 22,000 km and is yet to settle about 2,000 km of boundary involving India and Bhutan.

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  Coordinating with Bhutan on Dokalam issue: India

  India | August 04, 2017 18:21 IST

  Asked about China's claim of India reducing its troops from 400 to 40 in Dokalam, Gopal Baglay refused a direct reply terming it an operational matter.

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  Won't talk until India withdraws troops: China

  World | July 20, 2017 14:08 IST

  China has repeatedly said the withdrawal of troops from Doklam was the precondition for any "meaningful dialogue" with India over the festering border row in the Sikkim section of the border.

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  Foreign diplomats ‘shocked’ over India’s ‘illegal trespass’: China on Sikkim standoff

  World | July 18, 2017 14:59 IST

  Asking India to withdraw its troops from the area, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said that India should not take take the "illegal trespass as a policy to realise its political target.

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  India not entitled to make claims on behalf of Bhutan: Xinhua

  World | July 07, 2017 21:52 IST

  After a three-week stand-off with China on Chinese territory, India should immediately pull back its trespassing troops, the commentary by Xinhua news agency said.

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  Sikkim stand-off: No dispute with Bhutan in Doklam, says China

  World | July 05, 2017 16:37 IST

  China today claimed that there is no dispute with Bhutan in the Doklam area as both the countries have a "basic consensus" on the boundary.

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  Doklam has historically been Chinese territory: China

  World | June 30, 2017 18:24 IST

  China today said the Doklam area in the Sikkim sector has been a traditional pasture for Chinese cattle grazers over which it has historically exercised "complete and comprehensive" control.

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  Chinese military denies violating Bhutan’s territory, says PLA troops operated on their own land

  World | June 29, 2017 14:15 IST

  Accusing Indian troops of entering the Chinese side in Donglong area in Sikkim sector, the Chinese military asked India to “correct” its “wrong doing”.

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  Bhutan issues demarche to China over road construction in Sikkim sector

  World | June 29, 2017 10:47 IST

  "Recently, the Chinese army started construction of a road towards Bhutanese Army camp at Zomphlri in Doklam area which is in violation of an agreement between the two countries,” the Bhutanese Ambassador said.

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  Aadhaar not valid for travel to Nepal, Bhutan: Home ministry

  India | June 25, 2017 13:11 IST

  Aadhaar is not a valid identification document for Indians travelling to Nepal and Bhutan, the Union home ministry has said.

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  Is Dubai to become the happiest city in the world?

  Life | April 16, 2017 17:28 IST

  Apart from the Gross Domestic Product and Per Capita Income, Dubai is also measuring people’s happiness through interactive touchpoints in the city