▁also ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁by ▁voting ▁with ▁China ▁and ▁some ▁S out heast ▁Asian ▁countries ▁rather ▁than ▁with ▁India ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁allowing ▁Camb odia ' s ▁Kh mer ▁Rou ge ▁to ▁be ▁se ated ▁at ▁the ▁conference . ▁Un like ▁in ▁Nep al , ▁where ▁its ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁treat y ▁with ▁India ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁great ▁political ▁controvers y ▁and ▁national ist ▁res ent ment ▁because ▁of ▁Indian ▁imm igr ants ▁in ▁Nep al , ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁Bh ut an ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁India ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁affected ▁by ▁concerns ▁over ▁the ▁treat y ▁prov isions . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Bh ut an ese ▁Army ▁conducted ▁operations ▁against ▁anti - Ind ia ▁ins urg ents ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁of ▁Ass am ▁( UL FA ) ▁that ▁were ▁operating ▁bases ▁in ▁Bh ut an ▁and ▁using ▁its ▁territory ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁attacks ▁on ▁Indian ▁soil . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁treat y ▁India ▁re - neg oti ated ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁treat y ▁with ▁Bh ut an ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁treat y ▁of ▁friendship ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁new ▁treat y ▁replaced ▁the ▁provision ▁requiring ▁Bh ut an ▁to ▁take ▁India ' s ▁guidance ▁on ▁foreign ▁policy ▁with ▁bro ader ▁so vere ig nt y ▁and ▁not ▁require ▁Bh ut an ▁to ▁obtain ▁India ' s ▁permission