No ULFA on its soil,Bhutan tells India

These concerns had begun to simmer after some local intelligence reports seemed to suggest that the ULFA had begun to find some foothold in Bhutan. India and Bhutan had conducted a joint operation in the past and destroyed the ULFA camps on the Bhutan side of the border,flushing out all cadres from there that had the militant outfit scampering for newer havens.

In fact,Tshering seemed to suggest that this was no longer a major issue between the two countries as he summed up Krishnas visit on Friday. Our meetings were very cordial and we have no single issue between our countries, he said.

Krishna,for his part,also underlined the trouble-free and positive nature of the bilateral relationship. He said the two countries were looking to expand their areas of cooperation beyond the power and IT sectors to cover other important fields like education and biotechnology.

The two countries agreed on a Rs 50 million Nehru-Wangchuk scholarship to enable Bhutanese students to study in premier Indian institutions like IITs and IIMs. Krishna narrated how Jawaharlal Nehru made his historic visit to Bhutan in 1958,trekking and travelling on a horseback across the Himalayas on a trip that lasted for a month given the long travel time.