{"id":48157,"date":"2025-04-29T16:17:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T10:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=48157"},"modified":"2025-05-28T17:07:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T11:37:40","slug":"india-bhutan-6th-joint-group-of-customs-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/india-bhutan-6th-joint-group-of-customs-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2013Bhutan 6th Joint Group of Customs (JGC) Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>India\u2013Bhutan 6th Joint Group of Customs (JGC) Meeting Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>The 6th Joint Group of Customs (JGC) Meeting between India and Bhutan was held recently in Thimphu, Bhutan.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 35px; font-style: inherit;\">Key Facts about Bhutan<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bhutan is a landlocked Himalayan country<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>bordered by India<\/strong>\u00a0to the\u00a0<strong>south, east, and west<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>China (Tibet Autonomous Region)<\/strong>\u00a0to the\u00a0<strong>north<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Indian states bordering Bhutan<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>Sikkim<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>West Bengal<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Assam<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Arunachal Pradesh<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thimphu<\/strong>\u00a0is the\u00a0<strong>capital<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>largest city<\/strong>\u00a0of Bhutan.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Phuntsholing<\/strong>\u00a0is Bhutan\u2019s\u00a0<strong>key financial and trade hub<\/strong>, located along the India-Bhutan border.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Political System<\/strong>: Bhutan is a\u00a0<strong>parliamentary monarchy<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It transitioned to\u00a0<strong>democracy in 2008<\/strong>\u00a0with the first democratic elections.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>King of Bhutan<\/strong>\u00a0remains the\u00a0<strong>Head of State<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Official name<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>Kingdom of Bhutan<\/strong>.\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Local name:\u00a0<strong>Druk Gyal Khap<\/strong>, meaning\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Land of the Thunder Dragon&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Longest River<\/strong>: The\u00a0<strong>Manas River<\/strong>\u00a0(376 km), a\u00a0<strong>transboundary river<\/strong>\u00a0flowing through\u00a0<strong>southern Bhutan into India<\/strong>, forms an important ecological and trade corridor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Significance of India\u2013Bhutan Customs Cooperation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>India is Bhutan\u2019s largest trading partner<\/strong>, accounting for\u00a0<strong>about 80% of Bhutan\u2019s total trade<\/strong>, making\u00a0<strong>border customs cooperation vital<\/strong>\u00a0for both countries.<\/li>\n<li>Bhutan, being a\u00a0<strong>landlocked country<\/strong>, relies heavily on\u00a0<strong>Land Customs Stations (LCSs)<\/strong>\u00a0for trade. There are\u00a0<strong>10 India-Bhutan LCSs<\/strong>\u2014<strong>6 in West Bengal<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>4 in Assam<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The JGC is an\u00a0<strong>annual bilateral mechanism<\/strong>\u00a0aimed at\u00a0<strong>strengthening Customs cooperation<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>facilitating cross-border trade<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>reforming customs procedures<\/strong>\u00a0in line with\u00a0<strong>global best practices<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>India\u2013Bhutan 6th Joint Group of Customs (JGC) Meeting FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.\u00a0<\/strong>What is the India\u2013Bhutan Joint Group of Customs (JGC)?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans.<\/strong>\u00a0The JGC is a bilateral platform for cooperation in customs and trade facilitation between India and Bhutan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2.\u00a0<\/strong>When and where was the 6th JGC meeting held?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans.<\/strong>\u00a0The 6th JGC meeting was held in April 2025 in in Thimphu, Bhutan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2124887\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The JGC is a bilateral platform for cooperation in customs and trade facilitation between India and Bhutan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":48161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[556,21,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-48157","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-india-bhutan-6th-joint-group-of-customs-jgc-meeting","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","11":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}