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Lyonpo Jigme Thinley

Lyonpo Jigme Thinley is the foreign minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan.

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Globalisation - the view from Bhutan

If globalisation creates insecurity and shaming disparities of wealth, it will not work. For prosperity to be truly shared, says Bhutan’s foreign minister, the world needs an ethic of solidarity and sharing rather than profit.