▁business ▁t ies , ▁including ▁a ▁hydro - elect ric ▁deal , ▁and ▁inaugur ated ▁the ▁India - fund ed ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Bh ut an ▁building . ▁While ▁talking ▁about ▁the ▁visit , ▁Mod i ▁said ▁that ▁Bh ut an ▁was ▁a ▁" natural ▁choice " ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁foreign ▁destination ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁" unique ▁and ▁special ▁relationship " ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁shared . ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁looking ▁forward ▁to ▁n urt ure ▁and ▁further ▁strength en ▁India ' s ▁special ▁relations ▁with ▁Bh ut an . ▁His ▁ent ou rage ▁included ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁S ush ma ▁Sw ar aj , ▁National ▁Security ▁Ad vis er ▁A j it ▁D oval ▁and ▁Foreign ▁Secretary ▁Su j ath a ▁Singh . ▁He ▁was ▁further ▁set ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁ins ur gency ▁in ▁N ortheast ▁India , ▁and ▁China . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Bh ut an ▁House ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁India ▁Category : B il ater al ▁relations ▁of ▁India <0x0A> </s> ▁E lections ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Gilbert ▁Islands ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁a ▁victory ▁for ▁I erem ia ▁Tab ai , ▁who ▁won ▁ 5 5 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁V oter ▁turn out ▁was ▁ 7 3 . 5 %. ▁ ▁Background ▁Following ▁the ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁parliament ary ▁elections , ▁five ▁candidates ▁were ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Chief ▁Minister . ▁However , ▁the