Fifth India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks: Rs 4,000 crore line of credit, 12 new projects
At the fifth India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks in Thimphu (30â31 July 2026), the two sides exchanged a Rs 4,000 crore concessional Line of Credit agreement for energy projects and approved 12 new projects worth Rs 332 crore.
Summary
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Bhutan on 30â31 July 2026 to co-chair, with Bhutan's Foreign Secretary Pema Lektup Dorji, the 5th India-Bhutan Development Cooperation (Plan) Talks for Bhutan's 13th Five Year Plan. An Umbrella Line of Credit Agreement between Bhutan's government and EXIM Bank of India for a concessional Rs 4,000 crore credit for energy projects was exchanged, and an MoU was signed between AIIMS New Delhi and Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences. 12 new Project Tied Assistance projects worth Rs 332 crore were approved, taking the total to 82 projects worth Rs 6,860 crore under India's Rs 10,000 crore support for the plan.
Key facts
- Talks
- 5th India-Bhutan Development Cooperation (Plan) Talks, 13th FYP
- Co-chairs
- Vikram Misri (India), Pema Lektup Dorji (Bhutan)
- Line of Credit
- Rs 4,000 crore concessional, EXIM Bank, for energy projects
- Health MoU
- AIIMS New Delhi â Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences
- New projects
- 12 PTA projects worth Rs 332 crore
- Total PTA
- 82 projects, Rs 6,860 crore
- India's support for 13th FYP
- Rs 10,000 crore
Practice MCQs 2 questions
During the fifth India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks in July 2026, a concessional Line of Credit of how much was operationalised for energy projects in Bhutan?
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Correct answer: C â Rs 4,000 crore
An Umbrella Line of Credit Agreement between Bhutan's government and EXIM Bank of India was exchanged for a concessional Rs 4,000 crore LoC for energy projects.
India's development cooperation talks with Bhutan in July 2026 related to which Five Year Plan of Bhutan?
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Correct answer: C â 13th
The 5th India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks were held for Bhutan's 13th Five Year Plan (2024â29), for which India committed Rs 10,000 crore.