Karma Phuntsho

Karma Phuntsho earned a doctorate in Buddhist studies at Oxford University and is research associate in the department of social anthropology, Cambridge University.

Bhutan’s unique democracy: a first verdict

The Kingdom of Bhutan, positioned in the high Himalayas between the two Asian giants of India and China, takes pride in doing things differently. Its foremost goal is "gross

By Karma Phuntsho

/ 2 Apr 2008

Bhutanese reform, Nepalese criticism

An outsider to the Himalayan region might expect the kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan to be akin, neighbourly and cordial, but such images belong to the fanciful realm of Shangri-La.

By Karma Phuntsho

/ 12 Oct 2006