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PM Modi will also attend celebrations marking the 70th birth anniversary of Bhutan’s King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and hold discussions with his counterpart Tshering Tobgay.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. (PTI/File)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a state visit to Bhutan from November 11 to 12, aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday.
During the visit, PM Modi will meet Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and the two leaders will inaugurate the 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project, developed jointly by the two countries. He will also attend the celebrations marking the 70th birth anniversary of Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the fourth King of Bhutan and father of the current monarch.
Prime Minister Modi will also hold discussions with his Bhutanese counterpart, Tshering Tobgay. His visit coincides with the exposition of the Sacred Piprahwa Relics of Lord Buddha from India. The PM will offer prayers to the Holy Relics at Tashichhodzong in Thimphu and will also participate in the Global Peace Prayer Festival organised by the Royal Government of Bhutan, according to the MEA.
“Prime Minister’s visit will provide an opportunity for both sides to deliberate on ways to further enhance and strengthen our bilateral partnership, and exchange views on regional and wider issues of mutual interest,” read the official statement.
CNN-News18 had earlier reported PM Modi’s upcoming visit to the Himalayan nation on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Jigme Singye Wangchuck.
Earlier this week, Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay highlighted evolving India-Bhutan relations and said, “There’s a lot of cooperation already happening. This is being built actually on cooperation that we have enjoyed over millennia because many spiritual masters from India travelled to Bhutan or sometimes to other parts of the Himalayas and ended up in Bhutan and if they didn’t come here in person, their teachings ultimately found their home in Bhutan,” he told ANI.
He affirmed that the highest leaders of both the countries enjoy tremendous goodwill and Bhutan has benefited from the partnership. “In the past, our cooperation was defined by development partnership and development cooperation and we have benefited tremendously from this partnership with India,” he said.
PM Modi last visited Bhutan in March 2024, where the King accorded him the Order of the Druk Gyalpo, the nation’s highest civilian honour, becoming the first foreign head of government to be bestowed with the honour. PM Modi dedicated the honour to India and its 140 crore citizens.
This award was first announced in December 2021 during Bhutan’s National Day. “Narendra Modi is an outstanding embodiment of national, regional, and global leadership. Under him, India has become the fastest growing economy in the world and will be the third largest economy by 2030,” a citation on the award conferred to PM reads.
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More
November 08, 2025, 18:28 IST
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