Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bhutan next week, announced the visiting Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay after the two leaders met in Delhi on Thursday night. Mr. Tobgay is on a 5-day visit to India, and expected to return to Thimphu on Monday, after which Mr. Modi will travel there, officials said.
No press statement was made after the meeting, but Prime Minister Modi posted on social media platform “X” that he had “productive discussions encompassing various aspects of [India-Bhutan’s] unique and special partnership” and thanked the King of Bhutan and Prime Minister Tobgay for the invitation to Bhutan next week.
Mr. Tobgay said that he had thanked Mr. Modi for his “steadfast support to Bhutan” during their meeting and confirmed the Prime Minister’s acceptance. “We discussed a range of issues to strengthen relations between Bhutan and India. Prime Minister Modi Ji also agreed to visit Bhutan soon … next week, in fact!” he added.