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16/05/2020

Catching the last flight home during the Covid-19 pandemic

An Indian national recounts her stressful return to her family in Switzerland aboard one of the last repatriation flights. Prelude  It was 8.05 am on April 26, an hour after the LX-8919 flight from the Indian city of Kochi landed at…
10/05/2020

The sound and the city: Swiss exhibit captures Kolkata’s streets

From barking street dogs to hustling hawkers and singing beggars, two Swiss friends have tried to record the essence of the Indian city of Kolkata. Their soundscapes and images are now on virtual exhibit through a Zurich museum.  Thomas Kaiser…
20/03/2020

Swiss mercenaries helped spread colonialism in faraway lands

In the 19th century, young Swiss men from modest backgrounds helped do some of the dirty work of foreign colonial forces in Asia and Africa. While the role of Swiss mercenaries in Europe is well known, researchers have now uncovered…
27/02/2020

Swiss authorities were aware of illegal adoptions from Sri Lanka, report reveals

A report on irregularities in adoptions from Sri Lanka in the 1970s and 1980s concludes that authorities turned a blind eye to the situation. More than 700 Sri Lankan children were adopted in Switzerland during that period.  The Swiss authorities had been aware of the existence of…
19/02/2020

How Switzerland can benefit from a growing Indian pharma sector

The life sciences industry is of enormous importance for the economies of both India and Switzerland. That said, there are certain differences in their strategies.  India is a price competitive market. It hosts global players like Dr. Reddy’s, Aurobindo, Biocon or…
14/09/2019

When Gandhi visited Switzerland

Gandhi spent five days in Switzerland (December 6-11, 1931) at the home of his friend, Nobel-prize-winning French writer Romain Rolland. swissinfo.ch retraces the Indian leader’s footsteps on his 150th birth anniversary. Rolland had written a biography of Gandhi called “Mahatma Gandhi –…
14/09/2019

Indian president unveils Gandhi statue to commemorate Swiss visit

On a state visit to Switzerland, Indian president Ram Nath Kovind unveiled a statue of Gandhi in the Swiss town of Villeneuve on Saturday. The statue in Villeneuve on the shores of Lake Geneva, was a gift from the Government…
05/09/2019

Writing about uncomfortable truths: Pakistan’s army, Nepali justice and Indian beef

Three journalists from South Asia share their experiences of covering stories that make uncomfortable reading for many of their compatriots.   Sarah Eleazar from Pakistan, Aditya Adhikari from Nepal and Rohini Mohan from India were recently invited to Switzerland’s capital because their…
06/08/2019

UN observers urge all sides to exercise restraint in Kashmir

The UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), which includes Swiss members, is concerned about the tense situation in Kashmir.  The removal of special autonomy accorded to the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in 1949 – after it acceded…

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