Context:

• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Bhutan’s top leadership, including Prime Minister Lotay Tshering and discussed important elements of the bilateral ties with emphasis on development partnership and cooperation in the hydropower sector.
• Earlier, Jaishankar held talks with his Bhutanese counterpart Tandi Dorji and discussed issues of mutual interest with an emphasis on development partnership and hydropower.
• India is committed to further enriching its special and unique ties with Bhutan.
• The excellent relations have been built and nurtured by visionary Monarchs as well as the successive leaders of India.