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Sep 08, 2015
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“Gross National Happiness is critical for Bhutan – otherwise we will undo all our success so far,” says Tshering Tobgay, prime minister of the tiny Himalayan kingdom of some 700,000 people that is sandwiched between the giant nuclear powers of India and China.

For Tobgay, that means balancing economic development with maintenance of the country’s unique …

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