Invitation to Tender

09.12.2022 — Press release India
Security of property and goods at the premise for the Embassy of Switzerland in New Delhi.

“In search of an oasis”: a Swiss-Indian photo exhibition for a sustainable future

11.10.2022 — Press release India
The Embassy of Switzerland in India and Bhutan and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) present a photo exhibition to raise awareness and reflection around climate-friendly and sustainable lifestyles. The exhibition features the work of ten Indian photographers who captured the essence of the work of Swiss Cooperation in India and its impact on local communities and the environment. SDC supports eight different projects all over India in the field of climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Diplomatic Missions in New Delhi Underscore Their Commitment to Full Equality for all Human Beings Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

30.06.2022 — Position India
Diplomatic Missions in New Delhi Underscore Their Commitment to Full Equality for all Human Beings Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity 

Switzerland sends 600 oxygen concentrators and 50 respirators to India

07.05.2021 — Press release India
Switzerland is supporting India in its fight against COVID-19. Swiss Humanitarian Aid has sent several hundred oxygen concentrators and 50 respirators, worth about CHF 3 million (approx. USD 3.3 million), to assist hospitals in India.

Reviewing Chandigarh Experiment

25.03.2021 — Press release India
Chandigarh: ACT! Chandigarh and Saakaar Foundation present “Process of Chandigarh: Carrying forward the legacy of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret”- a tri-webinar series on Chandigarh’s past, present and future. This initiative is supported by the official Swiss network in India, together with the Le Corbusier Foundation, Paris, Chandigarh, Punjab Chapters of Indian Institute of Architects, Fire & Security Association of India and ASSOCHAM-GEM. The webinars will take place on March 25, April 9 and April 22, 2021. 

Government of Gujarat enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation supported CapaCITIES project to support Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development.

20.01.2021 — Press release India
Government of Gujarat enters into a Memorandum of Understanding with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation supported CapaCITIES project to enhance capacities in adopting integrated climate resilient planning. Three separate MoUs were also signed with the cities of Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Vadodara, where the phase 2 of the project will be implemented. The MoUs were signed today in the presence of Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan, Dr. Ralf Heckner.

Foreign Missions in New Delhi Celebrate the Commitment of their Country to Full Equality for all Human Beings Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

30.06.2020 — Press release India
New Delhi

Call for applications for the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

08.08.2019 — Local news India

1st August Speech by the President of the Swiss Confederation Ueli Maurer

30.07.2019 — Local news India

Foreign Missions in New Delhi Celebrate the Commitment of their Country to Full Equality for all Human Beings Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

28.06.2019 — Position India
New Delhi, 28 June 2019 – This June, we the undersigned diplomatic missions in India’s capital, reaffirm our countries' strong commitment to promoting universal human rights and to ensuring that everyone, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation, enjoys these rights without discrimination.

Federal elections 2019 – your vote matters!

10.12.2018 — Article India
The votes of the Swiss abroad matter. 

Swiss Films on Wheels

05.10.2018 — Local news India
A Swiss-Indian friendship bus travels through India with two of the most charming children’s films from Switzerland on board. “Heidi” and “My Life as a Zucchini”, released in 2015 and 2016, spread a message of friendship, understanding and inclusiveness.

Invitation to Tender

09.12.2022 — Press release India
Security of property and goods at the premise for the Embassy of Switzerland in New Delhi.

“In search of an oasis”: a Swiss-Indian photo exhibition for a sustainable future

11.10.2022 — Press release India
The Embassy of Switzerland in India and Bhutan and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) present a photo exhibition to raise awareness and reflection around climate-friendly and sustainable lifestyles. The exhibition features the work of ten Indian photographers who captured the essence of the work of Swiss Cooperation in India and its impact on local communities and the environment. SDC supports eight different projects all over India in the field of climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Switzerland sends 600 oxygen concentrators and 50 respirators to India

07.05.2021 — Press release India
Switzerland is supporting India in its fight against COVID-19. Swiss Humanitarian Aid has sent several hundred oxygen concentrators and 50 respirators, worth about CHF 3 million (approx. USD 3.3 million), to assist hospitals in India.

Reviewing Chandigarh Experiment

25.03.2021 — Press release India
Chandigarh: ACT! Chandigarh and Saakaar Foundation present “Process of Chandigarh: Carrying forward the legacy of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret”- a tri-webinar series on Chandigarh’s past, present and future. This initiative is supported by the official Swiss network in India, together with the Le Corbusier Foundation, Paris, Chandigarh, Punjab Chapters of Indian Institute of Architects, Fire & Security Association of India and ASSOCHAM-GEM. The webinars will take place on March 25, April 9 and April 22, 2021. 

Government of Gujarat enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation supported CapaCITIES project to support Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development.

20.01.2021 — Press release India
Government of Gujarat enters into a Memorandum of Understanding with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation supported CapaCITIES project to enhance capacities in adopting integrated climate resilient planning. Three separate MoUs were also signed with the cities of Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Vadodara, where the phase 2 of the project will be implemented. The MoUs were signed today in the presence of Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan, Dr. Ralf Heckner.

Foreign Missions in New Delhi Celebrate the Commitment of their Country to Full Equality for all Human Beings Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

30.06.2020 — Press release India
New Delhi

Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Swiss-Indian Friendship Treaty

10.08.2018 — Press release India
The Swiss Embassy in New Delhi today celebrated both the Swiss National Day and the 70th Anniversary of the Swiss-Indian Friendship Treaty, which was signed on the 14^th of August, 1948.

Ignazio Cassis meets with his Indian counterpart, marking 70 years of friendship between Switzerland and India

10.08.2018 — Press release EDA
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis met with India's Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, in New Delhi on Friday for political talks on Swiss-Indian relations with a view to strengthening bilateral ties in their mutual interest. On Friday evening, the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) presided over a ceremony to mark 70 years of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and India.

Switzerland and India sign a mutual agreement to activate the Automatic Exchange of Information

21.12.2017 — Press release India
On 21^st December, Switzerland and India signed a mutual agreement on the application of the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters for the purposes of activating the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) between Switzerland and India. This follows the Swiss Parliament’s approval of the AEOI with 41 additional partners, including India. The mutual agreement is the last formal step before the activation of the automatic exchange of information between Switzerland and India, as well as the end of a process that started with the signing of the corresponding Joint Declaration last year. Switzerland is thus confirming its commitment to the new international AEOI standard. The AEOI with India will be implemented as of 1st January 2018, and the first exchange of data will take place in autumn 2019.

National Summit on “Energy Efficiency in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises”

31.10.2017 — Press release India

A National Summit on “Energy Efficiency in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises” was organized by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), in association with Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) during 31 October – 01 November at Hotel Ashok, New Delhi.

Media release

27.10.2017 — Press release India

Swiss President honours “Friendship Ambassadors” to mark “70 Years of Swiss-Indian Friendship”

01.09.2017 — Press release India

President of the Swiss Confederation Mrs. Doris Leuthard honoured five Indian and Swiss personalities as “Friendship Ambassadors”. These Friendship Ambassadors have strengthened the relations between the two countries and live the Swiss-Indian friendship on a daily basis.

Diplomatic Missions in New Delhi Underscore Their Commitment to Full Equality for all Human Beings Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

30.06.2022 — Position India
Diplomatic Missions in New Delhi Underscore Their Commitment to Full Equality for all Human Beings Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity 

Call for applications for the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

08.08.2019 — Local news India

1st August Speech by the President of the Swiss Confederation Ueli Maurer

30.07.2019 — Local news India

Foreign Missions in New Delhi Celebrate the Commitment of their Country to Full Equality for all Human Beings Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

28.06.2019 — Position India
New Delhi, 28 June 2019 – This June, we the undersigned diplomatic missions in India’s capital, reaffirm our countries' strong commitment to promoting universal human rights and to ensuring that everyone, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation, enjoys these rights without discrimination.

Federal elections 2019 – your vote matters!

10.12.2018 — Article India
The votes of the Swiss abroad matter. 

Swiss Films on Wheels

05.10.2018 — Local news India
A Swiss-Indian friendship bus travels through India with two of the most charming children’s films from Switzerland on board. “Heidi” and “My Life as a Zucchini”, released in 2015 and 2016, spread a message of friendship, understanding and inclusiveness.

Statistics published by the Swiss National Bank with respect to India

24.07.2018 — Position India

Foreign Missions in New Delhi Celebrate the Commitment of their Country to Full Equality for all Human Beings Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

17.05.2018 — Position India
On the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT day), we the undersigned diplomatic missions in India’s capital, reaffirm our countries' strong commitment to promoting the universality of human rights and to ensuring that everyone, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation, enjoys these rights without discrimination.

Human Rights Day 2017

10.12.2017 — Position India

E-Diplomacy: Internet as a diplomatic topic and tool, a side event at the Global Conference on Cyberspace 2017

24.11.2017 — Article India

The event ‘Cyber4Diplomacy: cyber4diplomats & diplomats@cyber’, organized by the Swiss delegation to the Global Conference on Cyberspace 2017, in cooperation with DiploFoundation Geneva, brought together government representatives and other stakeholders to discuss the growing importance of the Internet for diplomacy in its various aspects.

Swiss-Indian forum on e-governance

02.11.2017 — Article India

To commemorate 70 years of Friendship Treaty between Switzerland and India, the Embassy of Switzerland in New Delhi, collaborated with the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) as its knowledge partner, to conduct a Swiss-Indian e-Governance forum on November 2, 2017 in New Delhi.

Diplomatic missions in Delhi celebrate international day of the girl child

11.10.2017 — Position India

We, the undersigned diplomatic missions in India’s capital, reaffirm our countries’ strong commitment to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, and the advancement of their human rights. On October 11, we will come together to mark the International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) through a range of actions encouraging greater opportunities for girls.