New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake his first foreign trip as head of government to Bhutan from Sunday, and according to Foreign Secretary Sujata Singh, the visit will be a lot closer to home. Sujata Singh said Modi would be on a goodwill visit on June 15 and 16.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and senior officials will accompany the Prime Minister, the foreign secretary said.
The Prime Minister will also address the joint session of the national assembly and the national council of Bhutan and meet the leader of the opposition. Discussions during the visit will include the whole gamut of bilateral relations, Singh added.
Modi, who had invited South Asian leaders to his swearing in on May 26, has sought to convert his landslide election victory last month into a platform to pursue a more assertive foreign policy and promote trade and investment.
But, rather than Washington, Beijing or Tokyo, the 63-year-old leader will first visit Bhutan, a landlocked kingdom sandwiched between India and Chinese Tibet that has a population of less than one million.
Bureau Report
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