{"id":1575,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/bhutan-has-historically-been-an-ally-of-india-but-the-china-upsc-psir-2024-4608\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:35","slug":"bhutan-has-historically-been-an-ally-of-india-but-the-china-upsc-psir-2024-4608","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/bhutan-has-historically-been-an-ally-of-india-but-the-china-upsc-psir-2024-4608\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhutan has historically been an ally of India, but the China-Bhutan border related issues have become a security issue for India. Discuss."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> closest ally, only S. Asian state without China ties <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> yet India\u2019s security runs through the <i>China\u2013Bhutan<\/i> border, not its own<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> Bhutan negotiating its own boundary <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> outcome sets India\u2019s Himalayan exposure <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> India not at the table<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>five-finger policy <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> two disputed sectors (Doklam west \/ Jakarlung\u2013Pasamlung north) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Doklam trivial for Thimphu, decisive for India <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> trijunction + Siliguri \u201cchicken\u2019s neck\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Doklam 2017 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> sharpening: 2021 Roadmap + 2023 talks <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> \u201cpackage deal\u201d (west for north) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 2020 Sakteng pressure <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> swap touching Doklam = Chinese forces above the corridor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p><b class=\"pq-sc\">Amit Ranjan<\/b>: Thimphu won\u2019t sign a deal that alarms Delhi <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 2012 understanding: trijunction fixed only with all three<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> India\u2019s lever is the calibrated special relationship + CBMs, not a bilateral seat<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> security rests on keeping the corridor secure, so Bhutan ties are handled with care, not pressure<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[30],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[85],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1575","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-30","pyq_marks-10-marks","pyq_topic-india-and-the-global-centres-of-power","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4987,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1575\/revisions\/4987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1575"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1575"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1575"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}