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PM’s Bhutan visit: Punatsangchhu-II inaugurated, ₹4,000 crore credit line

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: PM's Bhutan visit: Punatsangchhu-II inaugurated, ₹4,000 crore credit line (GS2 · India-Bhutan, 11 November 2025)

What happened

  • During the PM’s visit to Bhutan, the 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu-II hydro project was inaugurated and work on the main dam of the 1,200 MW Punatsangchhu-I project is to resume [PIB].
  • India announced a ₹4,000 crore line of credit, land in Varanasi for a Bhutanese temple and guest house, and an immigration check post at Hatisar across Gelephu [PIB].
  • MoUs covered renewable energy, health, and a NIMHANS link with Bhutan’s PEMA Secretariat on mental health [PIB].

Background

  • MoUs were also signed on health and medicine, and between NIMHANS and Bhutan’s PEMA Secretariat [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Energy, finance and connectivity keep Bhutan close as China pushes boundary talks.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Bilateral relations and effect of policies of other countries on India

  1. As per PIB (2025-11-11): during the PM's visit to Bhutan, the 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu-II hydro project was inaugurated and work on the main dam of the 1,200 MW Punatsangchhu-I project is to resume.
  2. Energy, finance and connectivity keep Bhutan close as China pushes boundary talks.
Quotable data point

India announced a ₹4,000 crore line of credit, land in Varanasi for a Bhutanese temple and guest house, and an immigration check post at Hatisar across Gelephu.

PIB: PMO: Outcomes of PM visit to Bhutan, 11 Nov 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Punatsangchhu, Gelephu. · Mains: India-Bhutan.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Capacity of Punatsangchhu-II

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Line of credit announced

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Immigration check post to be set up at

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: PMO: Outcomes of PM visit to Bhutan, 11 Nov 2025

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