Overview
- Official sources say the two-day trip is planned for November 11–12, which would be Narendra Modi’s fourth visit to Bhutan since 2014.
- The Ministry of External Affairs has not announced the programme and says final details will be shared once confirmed.
- Modi is expected to inaugurate the 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu-II hydropower project, operational since early 2025 and slated to raise Bhutan’s generation and exports to India.
- He is also expected to review progress on two rail links: the 69 km Kokrajhar–Gelephu line in Assam (estimated cost Rs 3,456 crore, four-year build) and the 20 km Banarhat–Samtse line in West Bengal (Rs 577 crore, three-year timeline).
- The visit is timed with former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck’s 70th birthday and comes as India’s Rs 10,000 crore commitment under Bhutan’s 13th Five-Year Plan guides ongoing development assistance.