Question

India and which country have recently signed pacts for technical cooperation in the field of railways

Answer 1

India and Switzerland have signed two pacts for technical cooperation in the field of Railways after delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting President of Swiss Confederation Doris Leuthard in New Delhi. The aim of pacts is to cooperate in the areas of traction rolling stock, EMU and Train sets, traction propulsion equipments, freight and passenger cars, etc. To boost bilateral ties, Swiss president, Doris Leuthard is on a 3-day visit to India. The visit is significant as Switzerland is the chair of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) where India has been seeking membership. The main theme of the presidential visit is the Treaty of Friendship signed between Switzerland and India in 1948, in which the two countries gave assurances of “perpetual peace” and “unalterable friendship”.

Answer 2

Answer:

India and Switzerland has signed pacts for technical cooperation in the field of railways in August 2017.

Explanation:

India and Switzerland have signed two pacts for technical cooperation within the discipline of Railways after delegation stage talks among prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting President of Swiss Confederation Doris Leuthard in New Delhi.

The first MoU was between Ministry of Railways and Federal Department of the Environment, Transport and Communications of the Swiss Confederation for technical coordination in Rail Sector.

The second MoU was between Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich. This was signed by Sanjay Gupta, CMD/KRCL and Prof. Sarah Springman, Rector, ETH Zurich