Bhutan Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Mon, 14 Sept 2026

• On 14 September 2026, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar began a three-day visit to Bhutan, meeting the King of Bhutan in Thimphu.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026

• Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil and Bhutan's Energy Minister Lyonpo Gem Tshering held a high-level meeting on trans-border rivers in New Delhi on 7 August 2026 and reviewed the Punatsangchhu-I hydroelectric project.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026

• Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav presided over the convocation of the 2024 batch of Indian Forest Service probationers at IGNFA, Dehradun, on 1 August 2026; Pratiksha Nanasaheb Kale of the Rajasthan cadre topped the batch.

Thu, 30 Jul 2026

• At the fifth India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks in Thimphu (30–31 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.

Tue, 28 Jul 2026

• On 28 July 2026 Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma flagged off in Guwahati the first international consignment of Purabi ice cream – 5,627 litres – to Bhutan.

Fri, 24 Apr 2026

• Project DANTAK of the Border Roads Organisation celebrated its 66th Raising Day at Thimphu on 24 April 2026, marking 65 years of work in Bhutan since its establishment in April 1961, during which it has built over 1,500 km of roads.

Tue, 21 Apr 2026

• The 7th India–Bhutan Joint Group of Customs meeting was held in Munnar, Kerala, on 20–21 April 2026, co-chaired by CBIC Member (Customs) Yogendra Garg and Bhutan's Director General of Revenue and Customs Sonam Jamtsho.

Sat, 11 Apr 2026

• Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal met Bhutan's Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chandra Bahadur Gurung on 11 April 2026, the third day of his Bhutan visit, and was briefed on Gross National Happiness and the Gelephu Mindfulness City.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026

• Union Minister Manohar Lal attended the ceremony for the pour of concrete of the dam at the Punatsangchhu-I Hydropower Project in Bhutan on 10 April 2026, the second day of his visit.

Fri, 27 Feb 2026

• An Indian delegation led by Water Resources Secretary V. L. Kantha Rao concluded a visit to Bhutan on 27 February 2026 to discuss trans-boundary river cooperation and review the Punatsangchhu-I hydroelectric project.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026

• Bhutan's Energy Minister Lyonpo Gem Tshering met Union Power Minister Manohar Lal in New Delhi on 3 February 2026 to discuss Punatsangchhu-I and II, the Sankosh project and cross-border transmission links till 2040.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025

• The Sacred Piprahwa Relics of Lord Buddha returned to India on 25 November 2025 after a 17-day exposition in Bhutan, accompanied by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju.

Tue, 11 Nov 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bhutan on 11 November 2025 saw the inauguration of the 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project, built under an India–Bhutan bilateral agreement, and the announcement of a ₹4,000 crore Line of Credit to Bhutan.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the event marking the 70th birth anniversary of Bhutan's Fourth King, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, at the Changlimethang Celebration Ground in Thimphu on 11 November 2025.

Sun, 09 Nov 2025

• Union Social Justice Minister Dr Virendra Kumar attended the Global Peace Prayer Festival (GPPF) in Thimphu, Bhutan, on 9 November 2025, where the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) held three Buddhist exhibitions alongside the exposition of the holy relics of Lord Buddha from India.

Sat, 08 Nov 2025

• The Sacred Relics of Lord Buddha, enshrined at the National Museum, New Delhi, arrived in Bhutan on 8 November 2025 for a public exposition from 8 to 18 November, with an Indian delegation led by Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar.

Thu, 23 Oct 2025

• The 14th India–Bhutan Meeting on Border Management and Security was held in Thimphu on 16–17 October 2025, the first since 2019.