Editing Politics of Bhutan (section)

==Sovereignty==
Bhutanese external relations and foreign policies were put under British control following the 1910 [[Treaty of Punakha]]. However, due to the policy of self-imposed isolationism, the effect of the treaty was limited to an extent.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tricycle.org/magazine/bhutan-on-the-brink/|title=Bhutan on the Brink|last=Varvaloucas|first=Emma|work=Tricycle: The Buddhist Review|access-date=2018-10-07|language=en-US}}</ref> After [[Partition of India|Indian independence]] in 1949, Bhutan and India agreed to a ten-article, perpetual treaty which effectively continued the relationship, but with India replacing the United Kingdom. India agreed not to interfere in Bhutan's internal relations, while Bhutan agreed "to be guided by the advice of the Government of India in regard to its external relations" (Article 2). The treaty also established free trade and full extradition between the two countries.<ref name=treaty>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LclscNCTz9oC&pg=PA201|title=Regional Studies of the World: Far East and Australasia 2003|chapter=Indo-Bhutan Treaty |author=Eur |edition=34th|isbn=1-85743-133-2|page=201|publisher=Psychology Press|year=2002}}</ref>

In February 2007, the Indo-Bhutan Friendship Treaty was substantially revised with all references to phrases such as "will be guided" deleted, thus eliminating the last lingering doubts about the [[Sovereign state|sovereign]] and independent status of Bhutan.<ref name=APFA>{{cite web|url=http://www.apfanews.com/stories/bhutan-no-longer-to-be-guided-by-india-on-foreign-affairs-reproduction/|title=Bhutan no longer to be guided by India on foreign affairs|date=2007-03-07|author=Amrit Baruah|publisher=The Hindu|work=AFPA News online|access-date=2011-03-16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707151935/http://www.apfanews.com/stories/bhutan-no-longer-to-be-guided-by-india-on-foreign-affairs-reproduction/|archive-date=2011-07-07}}</ref>