India-Bhutan Relations
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk’s Visit to India: Towards an Assuring Alliance
Given Bhutan’s strategic significance India needs to respond sensitively to its Himalayan neighbour so as to create further goodwill for the long term.
Bhutan–India Power Cooperation: Benefits Beyond Bilateralism
The article argues that as India and Bhutan have moved into the second phase of power cooperation, it is important that the two countries revisit their policies and identify approaches that will be su
The Rupee Crunch and India- Bhutan Economic Engagement*
While loans, grants and lines of credit offer a solution to deal with immediate crises, it is important to gauge the long-term impact of such Indian policies on India-Bhutan relations.
Drug Trafficking in India: A Case for Border Security
Trafficking of drugs takes place overwhelmingly through land borders followed by sea and air routes. Given the vulnerability of the borders to drug trafficking, India has tried to tackle the problem through the strategy of drug supply and demand reduction, which involves enacting laws, co-operating with voluntary organisations, securing its borders and coasts by increasing surveillance, as well as seeking the active cooperation of its neighbours and the international community.
India-Bhutan Power Cooperation: Between Policy Overtures and Local Debates
With hydel cooperation emerging as an important pillar in India-Bhutan relationship, this Issue Brief examines the challenges and opportunities in this sector in the years to come.
Bhutan 2010: Foreign Policy Developments
Security and development cooperation have become the twin pillars of the India-Bhutan relationship.
Chumbi Valley: Economic Rationale but Strategic Resonance
Shaping responses towards the issue of Chumbi Valley would perhaps require a penetrating understanding of the “reality” that defines China’s political trajectory in South Asia in coming years.
Water Security for India: The External Dynamics
IDSA Task Force Report
Publisher: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (2010)
Rs. 350
ISBN 81-86019-83-9
Free E-Book Available
India is facing a serious water resource problem and as trends suggest, it is expected to become 'water stressed' by 2025 and 'water scarce' by 2050. Premised on this, this IDSA Report raises fundamental questions about the forces driving water demand and the political dynamics of riparian relations, both in terms of hindrances and opportunities, amongst states in the subcontinent.
Indo-Bhutan Joint Action against Insurgents
Indian insurgent groups are re-establishing camps in Bhutan and are also forging links with Bhutanese rebel groups.
