New Delhi, Oct. 5: Swiss Confederation President Guy Parmelin received a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed him during his three day State visit to India.
Parmelin arrived in India at Modi’s invitation. His visit focuses on strengthening cooperation in trade, investment, science, technology, innovation and mobility.
The Swiss President is accompanied by senior officials and business leaders. He previously visited India in February 2026 to attend the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
India Switzerland Talks to Cover Trade and Innovation
Modi and Parmelin are scheduled to hold bilateral discussions on Monday. Their talks will cover trade, investment, science, technology, innovation, mobility, culture and people to people ties.
The two leaders will also exchange views on regional and global developments. They are expected to discuss cooperation through multilateral forums.
Parmelin will meet President Murmu during the visit. Murmu will also host an official banquet in his honour. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is scheduled to meet the Swiss President as well.
The visit also includes the second India EFTA Prosperity Summit on October 7. The event will mark the first anniversary of the India EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement coming into force.
Switzerland is among India’s key economic partners within the European Free Trade Association. India and Switzerland have maintained regular high level exchanges covering economic, technological and other areas.
The visit follows earlier high level engagements between the two countries. Prime Minister Modi visited Switzerland in 2016 and 2018, while the last State visit by an Indian President to Switzerland took place in 2019.
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