Dahung:  Bhutan National Assembly Speaker Wangchuk Namgyel met with Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in Mumbai last week  when they discussed the possibility fo expanding tourism ties.

Speaking on the occasion, Wangchuk Namgyel  was quoted as saying by The Bhutan Live that  Maharashtra also had many sites related to Buddhism just like Bhutan.

Stating that Maharashtra is home to the famous Ajanta and Ellora caves, he felt that tourism cooperation with Maharashtra will help people from both sides to visit each other.

For the first time, India is hosting 108 Buddhist pilgrims from South Korea as the two countries celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties. The pilgrimage, organized by the Sangwol Society, will cover over 1,100 km and visit Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India, before moving on to Nepal, the news portal reported.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Apurva Chandra, stated that it was the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promote the Buddhist tourism circuit in India to the world, reports The Bhutan Live.