Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for New Delhi after a two-day state visit, with King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck seeing him off at the airport.
- Modi and the Bhutanese king inaugurated the 1,020‑MW Punatsangchhu‑II hydropower project, with electricity to be supplied to both countries.
- India announced a concessional credit line of Rs 4,000 crore to support energy projects in Bhutan, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
- Modi met former king Jigme Singye Wangchuck, thanked him for his counsel, and discussed cooperation in energy, trade, technology and connectivity while praising progress on the Gelephu Mindfulness City project.
- He joined the Kalachakra Empowerment at the Global Peace Prayer Festival in Thimphu, presided over by the Je Khenpo alongside Bhutan’s monarchs and the prime minister.