AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoRegional Security: Home Minister Lungten Dorji met India’s Amit Shah in New Delhi as BIMSTEC adopted a joint declaration and five initiatives on terrorism, trafficking, drug control, illicit finance and disaster preparedness. Medical Education: Plans to admit international students to Bhutan’s MBBS programme remain on hold, with the university’s permanent campus still unresolved three years after the course began. Climate Safety: A pilot siphon at Thorthormi glacial lake achieved stable flow, offering a possible lower-cost way to reduce flood risk; NCHM says a full-scale project is still to be planned. Youth and Culture: Bhutan placed 47th among 185 countries at the FIRST Global robotics challenge, and will compete in the inaugural Eurovision Asia final in Bangkok on November 14. Development: India handed Bhutan Nu 2.9 billion for projects under the 13th Five-Year Plan.
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