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- The Indian Prime Minister, who is here on his second visit to Bhutan, inaugurated the Mangdechhu hydroelectric power plant.
- He launched stamps to commemorate five decades of India-Bhutan hydropower cooperation.
- He also launched the RuPay Card in Bhutan.
- Modi and Lotay Tshering (PM of Bhutan) jointly inaugurated the Ground Earth Station and SATCOM network, developed with assistance from ISRO for utilization of South Asia Satellite in Bhutan.
- On August 8, 1949 Bhutan and India signed the Treaty of Friendship.
- India re-negotiated the 1949 treaty with Bhutan and signed a new treaty of friendship in 2007.
- The new treaty replaced the provision requiring Bhutan to take India's guidance on foreign policy with broader sovereignty and not require Bhutan to obtain India's permission over arms imports.
- Modi made his first foreign visit as a PM in 2014 to Bhutan.
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