Prime Minister of India visits Bhutan
- PM paid two day visit to Bhutan on 17th-18th August 2019. This was his first visit to Bhutan after being re-elected as the PM.
Key Highlights of the Meeting
- The PM congratulated the people of Bhutan for its graduation to the category of a Middle-Income country while simultaneously preserving its rich cultural heritage and precious environment, in line with Bhutan’s unique development philosophy of ‘Gross National Happiness’.
- Both sides emphasized the importance of hydro-power development for mutual benefit. The two leaders inaugurated the recently completed 720 MW Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Plant which took the joint hydro power generation level to 2000MW. ....

