(from left) Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to India & Bhutan, Embassy of Switzerland, New Delhi; TRB Rajaa, TN Industries Minister; Niklaus-Samuel Gugger – Member, Swiss National Council, Council of Europe President, Swiss Indian Parliamentary Group at the Tamil Nadu European Free Trade Association(EFTA )Business Summit 2025, arranged by SICCI in Chennai|Picture Credit: BIJOY GHOSH
The Tamil Nadu federal government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Japanese vehicle maker Nissan to establish a training center in Chennai, which will ability 100 engineers, stated Industries Minister TRB Rajaa.
The center will likewise train the engineers in spoken Japanese language following which they will get work at Nissan’s centres in Japan, he included.
Rajaa was talking to newspersons at the sidelines of the Tamil Nadu EFTA Business Summit here on Wednesday. The top was arranged by the Southern India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) in partnership with Guidance Tamil Nadu.
“Tamil Nadu wants Industries and we wish to include worth to the tech be it Swiss accuracy or German quality … Our objective is not to sign MOUs for the sake of it or for highlighting the financial investment numbers. Our focus is on conversion and offering job opportunity to the youth of Tamil Nadu,” he stated speaking at the occasion.
Rajaa required the production of a working group with both EFTA stakeholders and SICCI members that will collaborate the settlements on a repaired timeline. SICCI has actually currently teamed up to develop an EFTA Desk to more motivate cooperation.
The occasion likewise saw the involvement of Ambassadors and stakeholders from the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), consisting of Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein consisting of Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan, Benedikt Höskuldsson, Ambassador of Iceland to India
Speaking at the occasion, Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan, Embassy of Switzerland, New Delhi, stated that the EFTA nations are devoted to promoting financial investments in India, targeting $100 billion over the next 15 years, developing 1 million tasks.
The bullish belief was echoed by Benedikt Hoeskuldsson, Ambassador of Iceland to India, Embassy of Iceland, New Delhi, who stated the TEPA contract will strengthen the trade in between India and Iceland in 3 essential sectors, consisting of Premium seafood and food, innovation and geothermal energy.
Released on October 8, 2025
