New Delhi: Seeking to enhance cooperation to fight the black money menace, India and Switzerland today said a team would soon visit the Alpine nation to expedite pending information requests on Indians with Swiss bank accounts, while an automatic exchange of details would begin in 2018. Following up on the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann in Geneva on June 6, a high-level delegation from Switzerland today met top Finance Ministry officia...Read More

Geneva In a major boost to its diplomatic push for NSG membership, India today managed to win crucial support of Switzerland ahead of a key meeting of the 48-nation bloc even as the two countries agreed to step up cooperation in unearthing blackmoney stashed by Indians in Swiss banks. Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann announced his country's support to India's membership in the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) after holding comprehensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...Read More

Geneva Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann here today to deepen bilateral and multilateral cooperation with the key European nation. Modi arrived in Geneva late last night from the Qatari capital Doha on the third leg of his five-nation tour. "A late night arrival is followed by an early morning engagement.PM @narendramodi meets Swiss Prez Schneider-Ammann," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted. The two leaders thereafter...Read More

Geneva Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today on the third leg of his five-nation tour during which he will hold talks with Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann to deepen bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Modi, who visited Afghanistan on Saturday, arrived here after his two-day visit to Qatar during which he held talks with the leadership there on a host of issues. "Bon Soir Geneve! A late night arrival in the picturesque Swiss city marks beginning of third leg of P...Read More

Doha Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left for Switzerland after finishing his engagements in Qatar, where he held wide-ranging talks with the leadership of the gas-rich Gulf nation to curb hawala and terror financing. "Ma'a Salama Qatar! After a productive visit, PM @narendramodi departs for Geneva, the third leg of his journey," External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Vikas Swaroop tweeted. "My gratitude to the people and Government of Qatar for their exceptional warmth & hospitality d...Read More

Ahmedabad Sixty percent of the Indian tourists to Switzerland, one of the most favorite international tourist destination, are from Gujarat or of Gujarati origin, Director- India, Switzerland Tourism, Mr. Claudio Zemp said today. The downward trend in the influx of Indian tourist to this beautiful European country in recent years has also seen a remarkable surge in the first half of calendar year 2015. Addressing a press conference here to announce two campaigns aimed at wooing vi...Read More

New Delhi Eager to deepen trade ties with India, Swiss Economic Affairs Minister Johann N Schneider- Ammann today said the 'Modi spirit' is well known even in Switzerland and it was keen to partner India's growth story. Ammann, the first Swiss Minister to visit India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government came to power in May last year, was all praise for the new government and said he wants the same "visionary spirit" to continue when Indian ministers engage in negotiations on ...Read More

New Delhi To push for bilateral economic cooperation and a free trade agreement, Switzerland's Economic Affairs Minister Johann N Schneider Ammann will begin tomorrow a three-day visit to India, during which the issue of black money is also likely to come up. During his India visit from May 15-17, Ammann is scheduled to meet Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Skill Development Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy. This would be the first visit by ...Read More

Davos Switzerland today assured India of full cooperation on tax information exchange and agreed to discuss the issue of black money stashed in Swiss banks. This assurance was given during a meeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had with his Swiss counterpart Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf tonight on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meet. "We had an excellent meeting. There are opportunities for a lot of cooperation with India," Widmer-Schlumpf told P...Read More