ABOUT THE BOOK

This book is the first systematic study of the foreign policy of Bhutan, based largely on the Bhutanese source material. It comprises a brief study of the conceptual framework of foreign policy. It includes the study of the impact of diverse factors on Bhutan's foreign policy. Moreover, it comprises not only the study of changes and continuity in Bhutan's regional policy but also the study ofBhutan's global policy. Besides it includes the study of Bhutan's foreign economic policy and the role of Bhutan's political institutions in its foreign policy decision making process.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kapileshwar Labh, born on 05-07-1938, took his M.A. degree from Patna University, Patna in 1960, and Ph. D. from Indian school of international studies, New Delhi in 1969. He joined the post Documentation oOfficer at the school of international studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in 1971. In addition to documentation work, he taught foreign policy of Bhutan. He is the author of India and Bhutan, New Delhi 1974. He retired from JNU in July 2000.

CONTENTS

Preface . 7 Abbreviations . 9 1. Bhutan: An Introduction . 11 2. Foreign Policy: Conceptual Framework . 17 3. Bhutan’s Isolationist Policy: Response to Foreign Aggressions . 19 4. Foreign Policy of Small States: A Framework of Analysis . 31 5. Major Determinants of Bhutan’s Foreign Policy in the Post-Second World War Period: External Environment and Domestic Milieu . 39 6. Bhutan’s Regional Policy: Policy towards India, Nepal, Bangladesh, SAARC and BIMSTEC . 53 7. Bhutan’s Global Policy . 71 8. Bhutan’s Foreign Economic Policy . 87 9. Bhutan, China and India . 105 10. Role of Political Institutions in Bhutan’s Foreign Policy Decision-Making Process . 123 11. Retrospect and Prospect . 141 Appendices . 165 Bibliography . 187 Index . 197