Swiss President Guy Parmelin Receives Ceremonial Welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan During Three-Day State Visit to India

Key facts

• Swiss Confederation President Guy Parmelin arrived in India on Monday for a three-day State visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was warmly welcomed at Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Droupadi Murmu and the Prime Minister.
• President Parmelin, accompanied by a high-level delegation of senior officials and business leaders, is on his first State visit to India and his second visit to the country this year, having earlier visited in February 2026 to participate in the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
• Prime Minister Modi and President Parmelin will hold bilateral discussions to review cooperation in trade and investment, science, technology and innovation, mobility, culture and people-to-people contact, and exchange views on regional and global developments, including cooperation in multilateral fora.
• President Parmelin will meet President Droupadi Murmu, who will host an official banquet in his honour, and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will also call on the Swiss President.
• President Parmelin will participate in the second India-EFTA Prosperity Summit on October 7, marking the first anniversary of the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) coming into force.
• Among the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, Switzerland is India's largest trade and investment partner.
• The last State visit of the President of India to Switzerland took place in 2019, while Prime Minister Modi paid official visits to Switzerland in 2016 and 2018.