Before the signing the treaty the King had a discussion with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Hyderabad House. The King today also held discussion with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon.

Both the sides discussed a wide range of issues pertaining to bilateral cooperation. The King is also learnt to have discussed the process of democratisation of Bhutan. India has also taken up some security issues with the Bhutan King such as the extremist organisations such as the ULFA, National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDBF) and Kamtapur Liberation Organistion (KLO) who are trying to make that country a base for their operations.

Bhutan had launched an attack on the camps of the Indian militants in 2004 in a major flush out operation. Both the sides also stressed the greater economic cooperation and the projects India is funding in Bhutan. India has many collaborative projects in Bhutan, especially in the hydroelectric power sector.