Overview
- Modi left Thimphu after a two-day state visit, receiving a personal airport send-off from King Jigme Khesar following engagements that included inaugurating the Kalachakra ceremony and attending the Fourth King’s 70th birthday events.
- Modi and the Bhutanese King jointly inaugurated the 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu‑II hydropower project, with electricity from the plant to serve both countries.
- India announced a Rs 40 billion concessional line of credit for Bhutan’s energy projects as both sides agreed to resume work on the main dam of the 1,200 MW Punatsangchhu‑I and expedite completion.
- New Delhi and Thimphu decided to establish an immigration checkpost at Hatisar in Assam to facilitate investor and visitor access to the Gelephu Mindfulness City.
- Three MoUs were signed covering renewable energy, health and medicine, and PEMA–NIMHANS linkages, as India reaffirmed support for Bhutan’s 13th Five‑Year Plan backed by a Rs 10,000 crore commitment.