Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Switzerland & The Principality of Liechtenstein
EmbassySwitzerland · Ambassador: Mr. Mridul Kumar
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In short
India’s embassy in Switzerland records a reported community of 22,094, 24 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 46%. Led by Mr. Mridul Kumar, ambassador.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence22,094
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Switzerland"
“PIOs 4,683 + NRIs 17,411 = 22,094”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence24
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 3 hours ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 31 August 2017)
“MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLAND ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN RAIL SECTOR — 31 August 2017”
Published: 31 August 2017 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
46%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Switzerland”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 87 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Agreements on record (24)
MEA Treaties Database- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLAND ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTEnvironment and Resources13 September 2019
- LETTER OF INTENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLAND FOR FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE INDIA-SWITZERLAND RELATIONS FOR FUTURE IN THE FORM OF AN INDIA-SWITZERLAND SCIENCE AND INNOVATION ALLIANCEScience and Technology13 September 2019
- MUTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE SWISS FEDERAL COUNCIL PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 28 PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE CONVENTION ON MUTUAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE IN TAX MATTERS ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR EXCHANGES OF INFORMATION UNDER THE MULTILATERAL COMPETENT AUTHORITY AGREEMENT ON AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNT INFORMATIONBusiness and Trade21 December 2017
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLAND ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN RAIL SECTORTransport31 August 2017
- JOINT DECLARATION BETWEEN THE SWISS FEDERAL COUNCIL AND THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA : MINDFUL OF THE GOOD BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE SWISS CONFEDERATION AND THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA WILLING TO INTENSIFY COOPERATION IN TAX MATTERS AND FINANCIAL SERVICESAid and Cooperation22 December 2016
- EXTENSION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF POWER , GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (FDFA) OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION FOR A FOLLOW UP PHASE OF THE JOINT PROJECT ON BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY (BEEP)Aid and Cooperation22 November 2016
- TECHNICAL ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLAND ON THE IDENTIFICATION AND RETURN OF SWISS AND INDIAN NATIONALSAid and Cooperation06 October 2016
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLAND ON MUTUAL VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations06 October 2016
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN MINISTRY OF POWER (MOP), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (FDFA), OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION, ACTING THROUGH THE DIVISION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE EMBASSY OF SWITZERLAND, INDIA FOR A FOR JOINT PROJECT ON BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCYEnvironment and Resources08 November 2011
- MOU IN CONSIDERATION OF A CHAIR IN INDIAN STUDIES(RABINDRANATH TAGORE CHAIR IN INDIAN STUDIES) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE,SWITZERLAND IN PARTICULAR AT THE FACULTY OF ARTS MADE AND ENTERED BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLANDEducation04 October 2011
- MOU ON FINANCIAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLANDAid and Cooperation03 October 2011
- PROTOCOL AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLAND FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME WITH PROTOCOL SIGNED AT NEW DELHI ON NOVEMBER 1994 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL SIGNED AT NEW DELHI ON 16 FEBRUARY 2000Business and Trade30 August 2010
- AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLANDSocial Security03 September 2009
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLAND ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology10 November 2005
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND THE SWISS FEDERAL COUNCIL ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology10 November 2003
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLAND ON COOPERATION IN THE EVENT OF DISASTERSAid and Cooperation10 November 2003
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLAND RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport02 May 2001
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWISS CONFEDERATION FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade04 April 1997
- AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLANDCivil and Criminal Matters20 February 1989
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLAND ON TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COOPERATIONScience and Technology27 September 1966
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE SWISS FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR THE DUTY-FREE ENTRY OF RELIEF SUPPLIES AND PACKAGESBusiness and Trade09 August 1966
- PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLAND RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport24 June 1949
- TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP AND ESTABLISHMENT BETWEEN HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND OF THE BRITISH DOMINIONS BEYOND THE SEAS, ON BEHALF OF THE DOMINION OF INDIA, AND SWISS CONFEDERATIONFriendships14 August 1948
- EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND SWITZERLANDCivil and Criminal Matters29 June 1904
The briefing
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