PM-elect vows to firm India ties
Striking a conciliatory note in the backdrop of India withholding gas subsidy to his country, the Bhutanese Prime Minister-elect Tshering Tobgay on Sunday promised to firm up ties between the two nations and refused to brand the close interaction as “interference” by New Delhi.
The Harvard-educated leader of the Himalayan Kingdom also said that he was eager to visit India at the earliest opportunity to “assure the people and government here that regardless of which government comes to power in Bhutan, our relationship will only grow from strength to strength.”
On the rein-statement of gas subsidy by India, Mr Tobgay said, “Even though my party is yet to form a government, I have had very reassuring discussions with the Indian ambassador in Thimphu on this subject.”
Gas subsidy cut was enforced by India in the backdrop of the meeting that the Bhutanese PM Jigme Thinley had with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Rio apparently to secure the support of the Communist giant for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council.
Mr Tobgay also said that current account deficit, liquidity crisis and the need to strengthen democratic institutions are the challenges he is faced with.
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