India-Bhutan Bilateral Relations:
Prime Minister of India is in Thimphu to join the seventieth birthday celebrations of former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, widely called K Four, and to underline the strategic depth of India Bhutan ties.India is Bhutan’s largest trade and investment partner, absorbing over 90% of Bhutan’s exports, mainly hydropower.Bhutan remains India’s most reliable partner in South Asia, exemplifying the “Neighbourhood First” policy in practice.The 1949 Treaty of Friendship institutionalised India-Bhutan relations; the 2007 revision removed guidance clauses, marking a mature, sovereign partnership.
