Modi vows 'Bharat to Bhutan' ties

Making Bhutan his first foreign destination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday in Thimphu vowed to nurture bilateral relations which he described as "B2B Bharat to Bhutan" as he held talks with the Bhutanese King and the Premier, discussing an entire gamut of ties. Embarking on a two-day trip here to display "special and unique" status for Bhutan in India's foreign policy, Prime Minister Modi also inaugurated the Supreme Court complex built by India as part of the developmental cooperation. "The primary focus of both the meetings was the extensive development cooperation between the two countries and measures to enhance the economic ties," official sources said. Modi described the bilateral relations as "B2B relations Bharat to Bhutan relations," the sources said on his meeting with Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay.