India, Switzerland Strengthen Strategic Science & Technology Partnership; Dr. Jitendra Singh Holds Bilateral Meeting with Swiss President Guy Parmelin

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh and Swiss President Guy Parmelin held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi to strengthen the India-Switzerland strategic partnership in science, technology, research, and innovation. Discussions covered mission-mode approaches in emerging fields such as Artificial Intelligence, quantum technology, biotechnology, space, and deep ocean research. The leaders welcomed the progress on the Indo-Swiss Research Framework, the Indo-Swiss Joint Scientific Board, and new institutional agreements including a Letter of Intent between the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Department of Science & Technology. Switzerland has earmarked CHF 45 million to further strengthen the research partnership, which builds on an inter-governmental agreement originally signed in 2003.