Bhutan King visits India, meets Modi on Tuesday

It will be a three day visit for the king

The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck,  is on a three-day state visit to India, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and discussed a variety of bilateral problems, including mutual national interests.

When Bhutan's King Jigme Singye Wangchuck arrived in India on Monday, he was greeted by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. The king paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghatm on Tuesday morning and signed the visitors' register.

On Tuesday’s meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck reviewed bilateral cooperation and addressed issues of national interest, despite renewed attempts by Bhutan to demarcate sections of its border with China and uncertainty over the Doklam tri-junction

The king’s visit had been planned for several weeks, but it came just days after Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering raised eyebrows by saying that Bhutan would be able to demarcate sections of its borders with China in "a meeting or two" and that there was no significant border issue with China. He also stated that in resolving the Doklam trijunction dispute, all three nations will have an equal say. Tshering later stated that he had said nothing new and that Bhutan's position on Doklam stayed unchanged.

India insists that any effort to determine the tri-junction must be in accordance with the 2012 agreement between India and China that the tri-junction boundary points between India, China, and third countries "will be finalised in consultation with the concerned countries."

According to the foreign secretary, Modi reaffirmed India's continued and unwavering support for Bhutan's socioeconomic growth. 

India agreed to increase its assistance for Bhutan's upcoming 13th Five Year Plan.