Watch | Bhutanese Youngsters Perform Garba On Song Penned By Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Bhutanese youngsters dancing to the tunes of a garba song while donning Gujarat’s traditional attire, ghagra-choli and kurta paijama greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his hotel in Bhutan’s capital city, Thimphu. The song that they were dancing to – Garbo – was also written by PM Modi.

He watched them perform with rapt attention and applauded at the end of the performance.

The meeting came after PM Modi’s interaction with members of the Indian diaspora and the local people of Bhutan. Modi received a warm welcome, with the Bhutanese people lining the entire 45-kilometre route from Paro International Airport to Thimphu which was also decked up with Indian and Bhutanese flags.

The Prime Minister was accorded a red-carpet welcome upon his arrival at the Paro airport.

He was initially expected to visit the neighbouring nation on Thursday but postponed his visit due to inclement weather. Modi will also inaugurate the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother and Child Hospital in Thimphu, a state-of-the-art hospital, built with the assistance of the Government of India in Thimphu

He was warmly received by Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan, at Paro airport and accorded a ceremonial welcome.

The Bhutanese prime minister wrote on X in Hindi: “Bhutan mein aapka swagat hai mere bade bhai @narendramodi Ji.” Earlier, Modi posted on X about his visit to Bhutan.

Huge banners have been put up in the capital city to welcome the Indian prime minister.

The visit will provide an opportunity for both sides to “exchange views on bilateral and regional matters of interest and deliberate on ways to expand and intensify our exemplary partnership for the benefit of our peoples”, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement earlier this week.

India and Bhutan share “a unique and enduring partnership which is rooted in mutual trust, understanding and goodwill”, the statement emphasised.

Diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan were established in 1968. The basic framework of India- Bhutan relations has been the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation signed in 1949 between the two countries, which was revised in February 2007.