NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bhutan on Friday, visiting to shore up ties with the Himalayan neighbor as rival China works to increase its influence there.
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Paro International Airport in Bhutan on March 22, paying a two-day state visit to the tiny but strategic Himalayan nation also courted by China. © AFP/Jiji
NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bhutan on Friday, visiting to shore up ties with the Himalayan neighbor as rival China works to increase its influence there.