India is collaborating with which one of the following neighboring country for the “Digital Drukyul” initiative by providing financial support for an optical fiber backbone?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Bhutan
Druk Yul, “the land of the thunder dragon”, is Bhutan’s own name for itself. Digital Drukyul is Bhutan’s flagship programme to connect its government offices, schools and hospitals through digital networks and to deliver public services online. India, Bhutan’s largest development partner, funded it under Bhutan’s 12th Five Year Plan (2018–2023); by early 2023 its optical fibre backbone reached every gewog (block of villages) in all 20 districts of Bhutan.
Note: This ‘current affairs’ question was set in 2026 on work finished three years earlier. Bhutan’s fibre reached its villages long ago; NTA’s question has only now logged on.