German-Bhutan Himalaya Society, and Friedrich Naumann Foundation, explored the evolving role of Bhutanese citizens in strengthening democracy. The event highlighted the progress made since Bhutan’s ...

With an economy hit hard by COVID, many Bhutanese have left for jobs abroad. Bhutan's government, which for years has ...

Bhutan, the small Himalayan kingdom known for introducing Gross National Happiness (GNH), is grappling with an alarming trend ...

Tucked away in the Eastern Himalayas, Bhutan stands as a shining example of how tradition and modernity can coexist in ...

Unlike in other parts of South Asia, where elections are plagued with controversy, Bhutan’s fourth general election was peaceful and not divisive. Tenzing Lamsang, editor of The Bhutanese ...

Bhutan’s long-wielded monarchy became a two-party parliamentary democracy after elections in 2008. In today’s Bhutan, half of the population lives in poor rural communities, making formal education ...

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Bhutan had witnessed a pro-democracy agitation in the 1990s with a section of Nepali-speaking residents in its southern parts rising in revolt against the monarchy. The crackdown that followed led ...