What do you gift the Swiss President? PM Modi chose three Indian cheeses (opens the source in a new tab)
- On Monday, 5 October, in New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi gave Swiss President Guy Parmelin three award-winning Indian cheeses: Gulmarg, Konark and Yeoor.
- Parmelin is in India on a three-day state visit; the gift was presented as a showcase of India’s growing cheesemaking tradition, with a nod to Switzerland’s own fame for cheese.
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- award winners
- 3 days
- state visit
- 5 Oct
- gift day, Delhi
Why it matters Soft power on a plate: India offering its own craft to the home of cheese.
Other side A gift is a gesture, not a market. Will Indian artisan cheese find buyers abroad beyond the diplomatic table?
Source:India Today (free to read) ↗