India and Bhutan
Country guide in 5 articles, about 21 minutes of reading
Written from the Ministry of External Affairs bilateral brief on India and Bhutan (June 2026). Figures and events are as the brief gives them at that date. Contact details come from the verified MEA register and are shown live.
Relations
India and Bhutan: diplomatic relations and milestones
How India and Bhutan established relations, the treaty that frames them, and the visits by the King, Prime Ministers, ministers and officials recorded in the MEA brief.
6 min read · Published 26 September 2026 · Updated 26 September 2026
Trade and investment
Trade and investment between India and Bhutan
Trade figures for 2024 and 2025, the goods each side sells, the trade and transit agreement, customs points, Indian investment and banking, electricity trade and currency support.
4 min read · Published 26 September 2026 · Updated 26 September 2026
Development and cooperation
India and Bhutan: development partnership and cooperation
India's support for Bhutan's Five Year Plans, the jointly built hydroelectric projects, and cooperation in space, environment, knowledge networks, health, training and Gyalsung.
5 min read · Published 26 September 2026 · Updated 26 September 2026
Culture, education and community
Culture, education and the Indian community in Bhutan
Scholarships for Bhutanese students, cultural exchanges, shared Buddhist heritage, the India-Bhutan Foundation, and the Indians working in Bhutan, as described in the MEA brief.
3 min read · Published 26 September 2026 · Updated 26 September 2026
Practical guide
Bhutan in India: embassy, consulates and how to get help
Contact details for the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi and its consulates in Guwahati and Kolkata, with the national day, border check posts, planned rail links and digital payments.
3 min read · Published 26 September 2026 · Updated 26 September 2026
Source. MEA bilateral brief: India and Bhutan, June 2026. Diplo is independent and is not affiliated with any government. Suggest a correction.