Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Bhutan next week for his fourth trip to the Himalayan nation since 2014. Though the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has yet to announce the visit, the two-day trip is expected to focus on energy cooperation and connectivity, according to sources.

The visit will coincide with the 70th birthday celebrations of former King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the father of the current monarch, and feature the inauguration of the 1,020 megawatt Punatsangchhu-II Hydropower Project, which has been financed through a mix of Indian grants and loans.

PM Modi is also expected to review progress on two new India-Bhutan railway projects: the Kokrajhar–Gelephu link connecting Assam to southern Bhutan, and the Banarhat–Samtse line connecting West Bengal to southwe

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