Interview
Lyonpo Dawa Tsering
Dawa Tsering is the longest-serving foreign minister in the world. While he denied Himal entry into Bhutan, Lyonpo (minister) Tsering agreed to respond to questions by fax. (Readers should note that as a result there was no opportunity for follow-up questions.)
Was the presence of Nepali-speakers in Bhutan such that by the mid-1980s the Government was fearful of the loss of the age-old Drukpa cultural identity?