Not a drop of even a cent in Chhukha revenue, assures V.P. Haran
I thought that the BBS had misquoted the Indian Ambassador. Upon playing the video clip (http://www.bbs.bt/news/elections2013/?p=27065) that was posted underneath the news article, I realized that he...
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New Delhi Announces Bhutan 2013 Election Results
Bhutan’s 2013 General Elections was hijacked by India. When that became apparent to me, I withdrew my participation in the electoral process by refusing to cast my vote on the polling day. I came to...
View ArticleThe "Acho" Factor
On my earlier post titled “A Political Coup Without Parallel!” dated June 17, 2013, I had wondered:“What is the possibility of an “Acho” factor behind one or some of our political parties?”Developments...
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My Felicitations To PDP And The New Cabinet
As I had said in one of my earlier posts, I was in a dilemma as to how to appropriately word my
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Bhutan's First Formal Modern Style Trial By Jury
A friend of mine who was passionately involved in the recent elections is still in a state of listlessness. She tells me that she is still unable to regain her mind and is contemplating moving to a...
View ArticlePrime Minister's Trip to India
Our Hon’ble Prime Minister is due to visit India in the next few days. I am compelled to believe that, pending that visit, even our Parliamentary session has been postponed to 7th September - more than...
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Wishing India a Joyous 67th Independence Day
Public address by the late Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Paro on 23rd September, 1958:“Some may think that since India is a great and powerful country and Bhutan a small one, the former...
View ArticleIndo-Bhutan Relations: A Reality Check - I
Bhutan’s 2013 election was a disaster in every sense. Unfortunately few people realize WHAT happened and HOW it happened. Even fewer can comprehend WHY it happened. But of one thing I am sure - by now...
View ArticleIndo-Bhutan Relations: A Reality Check - II
Bhutan is a small nation that neither has economic power nor military muscle. Even our geographical landmass and population base is, at best, insignificant. Thus, even if we make noise once in a while,...
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Indo-Bhutan Relations: A Reality Check - III
In 1998, China signed a peace agreement with Bhutan to “maintain peace and tranquility on the Bhutan-China border areas”. With this epochal event, China had, for the first time in history, recognized...
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Indo-Bhutan Relations: A Reality Check - IV
Portions of an article authored by Prakash Katoch titled “Dealing with Doklam” reads as follows:“What India should do is to make an offer that China has not …….. A third possibility is that the king of...
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My Comments On The Proposed RTI Bill
His Excellency the Prime Minister has sought comments on the proposed RTI Bill that is due to be tabled during the upcoming Parliament session. It is my belief that Bhutan is not ready for the...
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Faces - Young and Old
It has been quite a while since I last posted an article on this Blog. There are a number of issues on which I want to write … but after the marathon series on Sino-Bhutan border issues, I seem to have...
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Amendment of Electoral Laws
According to a report in the Kuensel of September 19, the National Council has initiated a discussion on the electoral corruptions that were reported during our last General Elections. I am happy that...
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Bhutan’s Remotest Telecommunications Installation
I just returned from a grueling 26 days trek to the frigid regions of Lunana. Besides being stranded on the road due to roadblock caused by a mudslide; I got rained in for days and I got marooned due...
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Up In The Clouds
Some friends are very impatient to see my photographs taken during my recent trip to Lunana. I would like to oblige them but I am extremely exhausted and have no energy - both mental as well as...
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Photographs from Lunana
I am finally releasing some more photos for my friends and other readers to look at - perhaps I will release more in the coming weeks - not sure at this stage. I am doing so not so much because my...
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Photographs from Lunana II
Here is one more photograph from Lunana. I hiked up for two hours from my camp site at Sinchey - in the hope of getting a better view and angle to photograph the mighty Gungchen Singye. I did not quite...
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Made In China, Littered in Bhutan
Few years back when I went to the Alpine regions of Dhur in Bumthang to photograph the collection of Cordyceps, I came back totally disgusted by the amount of litter strewn on the grounds at altitudes...
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