Overview

• Gen Upendra Dwivedi arrived in Thimphu on June 30 to start the official four-day visit to Bhutan
• He is scheduled to call on King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and hold wide-ranging talks with Royal Bhutan Army chief Lt Gen Batoo Tshering
• Dwivedi will review joint training and infrastructure projects with senior officials from the Indian Embassy, IMTRAT and Project DANTAK
• Discussions are set to focus on strengthening bilateral defence cooperation and countering Chinese infrastructure expansion around the strategically sensitive Doklam plateau
• The trip underscores deep-rooted defence ties and follows India’s mid-May Operation Sindoor against terror bases in Pakistan, reflecting interconnected regional security priorities