India-Switzerland cooperation after the EFTA trade agreement
Quick dive
- India and Switzerland identified new cooperation opportunities in defence production, military exchanges and nuclear energy.
- Five agreements included extended multiple-entry visas, renewable student permits, migration and mobility cooperation and an agreement on young professionals.
- The India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force on October 1, 2025, with Switzerland among the four EFTA countries.
- The migration agreement provides multiple-entry visas of up to five years, stays up to six months per visit and renewable one-year student permits, subject to its terms.
- exam_relevance: tests EFTA’s composition, TEPA’s entry-into-force date, mobility agreements and the distinction between trade, investment protection, intellectual property and strategic cooperation.
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