Dozens of Bhutanese men ejected from the United States are now in refugee camps in Nepal, which doesn’t want them but has nowhere to send them.
Tag: Bhutan
Faced With Regional Setbacks, India Flexes Its New Economic Muscle
Tapping into a fast-growing economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been offering financial help to India’s neighbors as he tries to counter China’s influence.
India Will Scrap 2,000 Rupee Notes, Echoing 2016 Demonetization
The move to retire 2,000-rupee notes, worth $24, has triggered bad memories of a similar campaign in 2016. It has also left some businesses short of change.
‘Lunana,’ a Movie From Bhutan, Is Nominated for an Academy Award
“Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” was filmed on a shoestring budget in a remote Himalayan village. It’s now an Academy Award nominee, a first for Bhutan.
Scattered Among the Himalaya, Glimpses of a Changing Tibet
An array of forces, including political suppression and the ubiquity of the internet, have made elements of traditional Tibetan lifestyles increasingly challenging.
As India’s Covid Crisis Rages, Nearby Countries Brace for the Worst
Vaccine shortages, porous borders and fleeing migrant workers have nearby countries fearing that they will share India’s fate.
How Bhutan Out-Vaccinated Most of the World
The Himalayan nation has given more than 60 percent of its people a shot. Some villages were reached by helicopter, and health workers hiked through ice and snow.
Bhutan Becomes Latest Asian Nation to Dial Back Anti-Gay Laws
Lawmakers in the Himalayan country voted this week to amend a 2004 law that criminalizes “sexual conduct that is against the order of nature,” previously treated as a reference to gay sex.
Beijing Takes Its South China Sea Strategy to the Himalayas
China built a village in territory also claimed by the kingdom of Bhutan, echoing its aggressive tactics at the border with India and in places much farther away.
Monsoons Slam South Asia, Displacing Millions in Bangladesh and India
Flooding in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar and Nepal has killed scores of people, destroyed homes and structures, drowned entire villages, and forced many to crouch on rooftops hoping for rescue.