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Bhutan, whose government is based in the capital, Thimphu, is a constitutional monarchy and one of the last remaining sovereign Himalayan kingdoms. India has historically acted as Bhutan's ...

Friendly with India, with which it does well over 80 percent of its trade, Bhutan is locked in border negotiations with China, which claims a swathe of the country of about 775,000 people.

Zemithang, the last administrative division of India in Arunachal Pradesh, shares its western border with Bhutan. At the same time, it is located close to the Line of Actual Control with China.

Still, India’s proactive approach is visible from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s prompt acceptance of Tobgay’s invitation to visit Bhutan – and that too within the span of a single week.

Bhutan has occasionally assisted India in quelling regional turmoil, most famously in 2003 when its army dislodged rebels who had been raiding Assam from Bhutanese territory.