Politics / 5 hours ago

The mystery behind Bhutan's close-knit global diplomatic ties

Bhutan maintains formal diplomatic ties with a surprisingly small number of countries — just 58 of the other 192 UN member states. Bhutan maintains formal diplomatic ties with a surprisingly small number of countries — just 58 of the other 192 UN member states. Notably, as of now, it does not have formal ties with any of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council — the United States, China, Russia, the United Kingdom and France.