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Army Chief Lauds Indian Military Team For 'Focused' Joint Training In Bhutan
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Thimphu, July 3 (IANS) Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi visited the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) in Bhutan on Thursday, where he was briefed on the vital role of the team in furthering close military...
World News | COAS Dwivedi Briefed on Indian Military Training Team's Role in Strengthening India-Bhutan Military Cooperation
Latestly
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July 3, 2025
Thimpu [Bhutan], July 3 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, visited the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT), wherein he was briefed about the vital role played by it, the ADGPI said in a post on X on Thursday. The ADGPI noted...
Chan Brothers Travel to offer more tours, flights to Bhutan following partnership with Department of Tourism, Drukair
Channel News Asia
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July 3, 2025
Chan Brothers Travel is launching more Bhutan tours operated via exclusive chartered direct flights by Drukair, Bhutan’s national carrier. This comes after the travel agency reaffirmed its commitment to promoting Bhutan as a must-visit travel...
The science and politics of eating with hands amid Zohran Mamdani backlash
The National News
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When New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was recently criticised online for eating with his hands, the backlash revealed more than just a cultural misunderstanding; it exposed lingering colonial biases around dining etiquette. Eating with...
TrumpTargets International Students
OpEdNews
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July 3, 2025
International students are one of many targets in Donald Trump's war on universities. He has attempted to make it difficult for those students to enter this country and he has tried to reduce the financial aid available to them by restructuring...
US has more than 750 military bases in 80 countries - But Not Single In India...
India Herald
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The united states does not have a single military base in india, while having over 750 sites in 80 countries worldwide. The Pentagon has not constructed a single installation in india, while having more than 100 bases in Germany, 120 in Japan, and...
Legal papers show Paris museum sued for dropping Tibet references
The Straits Times
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July 2, 2025
PARIS - Four pro-Tibetan groups in France have lodged a legal complaint against a popular Paris museum, accusing it of wanting to “erase the existence of Tibet”, documents seen by AFP showed on July 2. The state-run Guimet Museum recently renamed...
COAS Upendra Dwivedi visits Indian Military Training Team in Bhutan
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 2, 2025
Tashichhodzong [Bhutan], July 2 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, who is currently on a four-day official visit to Bhutan, visited the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) and Project DANTAK on Wednesday. He also visited the...
Paris museum sued for dropping Tibet references: legal documents
The Local - France
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July 2, 2025
Four pro-Tibetan groups in France have lodged a legal complaint against a popular Paris museum, accusing it of wanting to “erase the existence of Tibet”. The state-run Musée Guimet recently renamed its Nepal-Tibet room “Himalayan world”, which the...
COAS General Upendra Dwivedi visits Bhutan to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation
News9 Live
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July 2, 2025
India News COAS General Upendra Dwivedi General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Indian Army, is on a four-day official visit to Bhutan to further deepen the long-standing defence cooperation and strategic partnership between the...
PHPA-I dam work to begin only after PHPA-II commissions, final authority meeting: MoENR Minister
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)
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July 2, 2025
The construction of the Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project or PHPA-I dam remains delayed, despite earlier plans to resume work by June this year. According to the energy and natural resources minister, construction will only proceed after...
World News | COAS Upendra Dwivedi Visits Indian Military Training Team in Bhutan
Latestly
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July 2, 2025
Tashichhodzong [Bhutan], July 2 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, who is currently on a four-day official visit to Bhutan, visited the Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT) and Project DANTAK on Wednesday. He also visited the...
Bhutani bats for PACS evolving as One-Stop Rural Service Hubs
Indian Cooperative
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July 2, 2025
The Secretary of the Ministry of Cooperation, Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani, inaugurated a national workshop on “Emerging Technologies in PACS” at PHD House, New Delhi, where he strongly advocated for the transformation of Primary Agricultural Credit...
Gen Dwivedi meets Bhutan King and former monarch, reinforces defence partnership
The Statesman (India)
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July 2, 2025
General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Indian Army, who is on a four-day official visit to Bhutan, today met His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, and His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the former King...
Starlink Free To Launch Services in India After IN-SPACe Grants Necessary Regulatory and Licensing Approvals: Union Communication Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
Latestly
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July 2, 2025
New Delhi, July 2: Speaking to IANS in the national capital, the Union Minister said all the processes from the Ministry’s end are completed for the entry of affordable satellite-based service into the country, and the Elon Musk-run company now...
Bhutanese Community in the Netherlands Hosts Dr. Susan Banki for Insightful Book Presentation on Exile Politics
Bhutan News Network
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July 2, 2025
The Bhutanese Community in the Netherlands (BCN) hosted Dr. Susan Banki, Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, for a presentation of her new book, The Ecosystem of Exile Politics: Why Proximity and Precarity Matter for Bhutan’s Homeland...
Starlink Launched in Sri Lanka: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Launches Satellite Internet Services After Bangladesh and Bhutan, Coming in India Soon
Latestly
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July 2, 2025
New Delhi, July 2: Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk, officially launched its services in Sri Lanka on Wednesday. With this launch, Sri Lanka has become the third country in South Asia -- and another of India’s neighbours...
Binance CEO on how Bhutan’s happiness philosophy aligns with crypto
Coin Telegraph
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July 2, 2025
Binance CEO Richard Teng said cryptocurrency and digital asset technology can support the Kingdom of Bhutan’s unique development philosophy, known as Gross National Happiness (GNH), during a visit to the Himalayan kingdom. During a media...
‘We expect respect’: Bali threatens to deport tourists who break the law
Euronews
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Bali authorities are pushing for much harsher penalties for tourists who break the law. Komang Nova Sewi Putra, deputy chairman of the island’s legislative council, has called for the deportation of foreign nationals who commit crimes, the South...
TAFE & AGCO Settle Legal Dispute over Massey Ferguson Brand in India
ETBrandEquity.com
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July 2, 2025
Representative imageChennai-based Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE) and US agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO Corporation, which were locked in a legal dispute over the use of the latter's tractor brand Massey Ferguson in India, have...