India and Bhutan have decided to jointly fight militancy. With the alleged nexus between Maoist groups of Bhutan and militants in the Northeastern parts of India coming to the fore, the two countries have decided to jointly fight against militancy and insecuring their borders.
This decision was taken at the sixth Indo-Bhutan border meeting in Thimpu, Bhutan Home Secretary Penden Wangchuk expressed concern over reports that the insurgent groups troubling Bhutan were being trained in the North Eastern region of India. A member of the Indian delegation told the meeting that there were links between the Communist Party of Bhutan and northeast rebel groups like ULFA, NDFB and KLO. Wangchuk said the government would conduct extensive patrolling to safeguard the border areas.