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Sino-Bhutanese Relations

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  • Pranav Kumar

    (Lecturer in Political Science, Room No. 19, FB-I, Sherubtse College, Kanglung, Bhutan. E-mail: pranav.k78@gmail.com)

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Historically the interaction between Bhutan and China was through Tibet. The annexation of Tibet by China and the later uprising in Tibet instilled a sense of fear in Bhutan causing it to close its northern border in 1960. However, Bhutan adopted a more open policy in the 1970s gradually increasing the contacts between the two neighbours. Border talks which started in 1984 resulted in an agreement in 1998 on maintaining peace and tranquility along border areas. While China and Bhutan neither have diplomatic relations nor any legal trade, growing Chinese interests in South Asia encompass Bhutan as well. Bhutan, therefore, faces the dilemma of not hurting the interests and sentiments of its traditional friend India while at the same time needing to respond to Chinese overtures and to solve the border problem peacefully and urgently; in the Sino-Bhutanese relationship, the Indian element remains the most important variable. The dynamics of the Sino-Indian relationship and Indian and Chinese strategic interests and activities in the Himalayas will be crucial in shaping Bhutan’s policies towards China.

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  • Pranav Kumar, 2010. "Sino-Bhutanese Relations," China Report, , vol. 46(3), pages 243-252, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:chnrpt:v:46:y:2010:i:3:p:243-252
    DOI: 10.1177/000944551104600306
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