Indian President Droupadi Murmu received Liechtenstein’s Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie at Rashtrapati Bhavan on October 27, 2026. She hosted a banquet in their honour.
Welcoming Prince Alois and his delegation to India, Murmu said his regular engagement with the country reflected a longstanding commitment to bilateral relations between India and Liechtenstein.
Murmu said cooperation was growing in trade, investment, science and technology, innovation, culture and people-to-people ties. She said strengthening the economic partnership had become more important amid an uncertain geopolitical and geoeconomic landscape.
The president said the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement between India and the European Free Trade Association, concluded in 2024, had opened new opportunities to expand trade and investment. She expressed confidence that a commitment to facilitate $100 billion in investment in India and create 1 million direct jobs over the next 15 years would support cooperation in shared priority areas.
Murmu noted that companies from Liechtenstein were interested in expanding collaboration with India in advanced manufacturing, fintech, agricultural research, sustainable infrastructure, healthcare and materials science. She also pointed to potential for skills development and vocational training through partnerships between industry and educational institutions.
She said combining Liechtenstein’s expertise in advanced manufacturing, innovation and financial services with India’s skilled workforce, manufacturing capacity and growing market could create a mutually beneficial partnership.
The two leaders agreed that close cooperation could bring significant benefits to their people and that the visit would help strengthen relations between the countries.
