India and China eye strategic areas bordering ‘last barrier’ Bhutan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center) sits next to Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (second from left) and others, while watching a cultural performance at the Tashichhodzong monastery in Thimpu, Bhutan, in August 2019.
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People line up to vote at a polling station in Thimpu in October 2018.
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Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (left) walking along with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting in New Delhi in April.
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Tourists walking across a suspension bridge over the Puna Tsang Chhu River in Punakha province in Bhutan in December 2019.
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