India-Bhutan-China Border Issues

NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST

Coordinated by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta

Panelists: Amb. V.P. Haran, former Indian Ambassador to Bhutan; Lt. Gen. P.S. Pannu, former Military Operations Branch, Army Headquarters; and Prof. Madhuri Sukhija, Professor, Mata Sundari College, University of Delhi

 Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta

 The discussion focuses on India-Bhutan relations in light of the recent visit of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to New Delhi. The visit follows the controversy that erupted after an interview granted by the Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering to a Belgian newspaper over a possible resolution of Bhutan China border dispute. The panelists will discuss this and other issues