NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 14 India and Bhutan have agreed to undertake specific measures to strengthen security along the border, including the deployment of SSB forces from the Indian side.

This was agreed during External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh’s brief visit to Bhutan on Tuesday. He held a two-hour meeting with Bhutan King Jigme Singye Wangchuk. Apart from SSB deployment, the two sides have also set up a regular consultation mechanism among officials of border districts.

Both leaders expressed satisfaction on the formation of a bilateral group on border management and security. It’s learnt that GOC-in-C Eastern Command J.S. Verma met officials of the Bhutanese Army on September 15 as part of the consultation mechanism.