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Revision note: India–Nepal and India–Bhutan Relations


  • Nepal: open border ~1,751 km, 5 states; 1950 Treaty (national treatment, open border); EPG 2016–18
  • Irritants: 2015 constitution & blockade; Kalapani–Lipulekh–Limpiyadhura map (2020); Susta
  • Cooperation: Motihari–Amlekhgunj pipeline 2019; ICPs; Mahakali Treaty 1996 (Pancheshwar); 10,000 MW deal 2024; Op Maitri 2015
  • Bhutan: border ~699 km; 1949 treaty revised 2007; Chukha, Tala (1,020 MW), Mangdechhu (720 MW)
  • Siliguri Corridor; Doklam; Gelephu Mindfulness City; RuPay & UPI; Bhutan LDC graduation 2023
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