{"id":7845,"date":"2026-09-08T10:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/?page_id=7845"},"modified":"2026-10-14T07:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:25:07","slug":"background","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/background\/","title":{"rendered":"Background"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7845\" class=\"elementor elementor-7845\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-092e87d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"092e87d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7c770b\" data-id=\"c7c770b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf28925 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf28925\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac32021\" data-id=\"ac32021\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf822a dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cf822a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Background<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed46a03\" data-id=\"ed46a03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-307f2dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"307f2dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bcad98\" data-id=\"4bcad98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1cda0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1cda0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Royal Bhutanese Consulate General in Guwahati was established on 2 February 2018 to officially represent the Royal Government of Bhutan; to add impetus to the age-old ties between Bhutan and Northeast India; to facilitate trade and commerce between the two regions; and to provide consular services to the Bhutanese nationals living, working and studying in the Northeastern states of India.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370c8b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"370c8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Royal Bhutanese Consulate General in Guwahati was inaugurated by H.E Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Foreign Minister of Bhutan and H.E Shri Sarbananda Sonawal, Chief Minister of Assam, India, in presence of H.E Dasho Tshering Tobgay, the Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister of Bhutan. The inauguration of the Consulate was the first of many events planned for the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between Bhutan and India (1968 \u2013 2018).\u00a0<\/p><p>Currently, the office of the Royal Bhutanese Consulate General and residences of Hon\u2019ble Consul General and members of the consular staff are on rented properties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f3e184\" data-id=\"0f3e184\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05dc505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05dc505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/background.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7908\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/background.jpg 472w, https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/background-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6471b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6471b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/guwahati.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7909\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/guwahati.jpg 513w, https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/guwahati-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6abf3c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6abf3c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06e9f23\" data-id=\"06e9f23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef5754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ef5754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>H.E Mr. Phub Tshering, former Bumthang Dzongda was appointed as the first Consul General of Bhutan in Guwahati. He joined the Consulate on 1 June 2018.\u00a0 Mr. Sherub Phuntsho served as the Acting Consul General until the assumption of office by H.E Mr. Phub Tshering. Led by H.E Mr. Phub Tshering, the first batch of the members of the RBCG consular staff were responsible for setting up the Consulate Office as the 2nd Diplomatic mission in Guwahati after the Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background The Royal Bhutanese Consulate General in Guwahati was established on 2 February 2018 to officially represent the Royal Government of Bhutan; to add impetus to the age-old ties between Bhutan and Northeast India; to facilitate trade and commerce between the two regions; and to provide consular services to the Bhutanese nationals living, working and &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth-alt.php","meta":{"postBodyCss":"","postBodyMargin":[],"postBodyPadding":[],"postBodyBackground":{"backgroundType":"classic","gradient":""},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7845","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7845"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7912,"href":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7845\/revisions\/7912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbcguwahati\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}