The contest between football or soaps versus the 16th SAARC summit would be pretty straightforward you would think. But not in Bhutan, where people have been glued to their TV sets to watch proceedings of the summit, the biggest event ever hosted by the Himalayan kingdom.
“I preferred watching SAARC telecast over Champions League. This was the first time I missed the sports event so did my wife who usually watches Indian soaps. It was the same everywhere,” said Palden Thsering, 28.
After all, he said, Bhutan has never occupied air time or print space in media. “It opened the window to the world to peep into our country. I am happy. The event has added to our gross national happiness,” Thsering said, referring to Bhutanese alternative economics of gross national product.
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