♤ The incidents in Doklam area in 2017, involving Indian armed forces confronting the Chinese, to prevent unilateral changes in the tri-junction border area, marked the example of close security cooperation between India and Bhutan based on the treaty of friendship between the two countries.

2.6. Concerns

♤ As of July 2017, Bhutan’s debt to India for the three major ongoing projects: Mangdechhu, Punatsangchhu 1 and 2 is approximately ₹12,300 crores which accounts for 77% of the country’s total debt, and is 87% of its GDP.

♤ While the cost of the 720 MW Mangdechhu project has nearly doubled in the past two years of construction, both Punatsangchhu 1 and 2, each of 1200 MW have trebled in cost and been delayed more than five years over the original completion schedule.