| Bhutan's New Posturing on Refugees
A week after Bhutan's new king pledged democracy, his government's pronouncement hinted otherwise. Bhutan's foreign minister Khandu Wangchuk, briefing his country's National Assembly, blames his Nepali counterpart (KP Sharma Oli) for the lack of progress in the bilateral talks. He says repatriation of Nepal-based Bhutanese refugees, is akin to "importing ready made radical political parties and terrorists to duplicate the violence, terror, and instability the Maoists have unleashed in Nepal.”
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• Bhutan Assembly discusses status of bilateral talks with Nepal, Kuensel
• Reform or Trickery in Bhutan?, Progress/FPIF
• Bhutan's new king vows to modernize nation, Washington Post
• King who just wanted people to be happy abdicates in favour of son, Scotsman
• New Bhutan king pledges democracy, CNN