Bhutanese oranges to be exported to Bangladesh through West Bengal; India to deploy women paramilitary forces along international borders to “give impetus to civic action programmes and counter anti-India propaganda”;
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    • The first consignment of Bhutanese oranges is to be exported to Sylhet, Bangladesh through the Dawki land customs station in Meghalaya. India and Bangladesh had entered into an agreement during the visit of Sheikh Hasina to facilitate the movement of trucks from Bhutan and Nepal at Phulbari in West Bengal.1

    The Indian government has decided to deploy women para-military personnel along international borders with Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. The move is intended to “give impetus to civic action programmes and counter anti-India propaganda.”2

    In other developments, Europe-based Bhutanese refugees have established Bhutanese Advocacy Forum Europe (BAF Europe) in order to raise the issue of human rights and democracy at international forums. The Forum’s chief coordinator Durga Giri stated that the forum was formed on December 4, 2009 when many Bhutanese demonstrated in front of the UN’s Geneva offices when Bhutan presented its Human Rights Report 2009 for the first time.3

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