PM Modi’s diplomatic feast: What was on the menu at PM Modi’s lunch for the Swiss president?
The lunch is a diplomatic signal, but Indian market implications depend on whether ceremonial engagement develops into trade, investment or tourism commitments.
6 Oct 2026 · Business Today Mkts
The extensive lunch, which was held at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, had a menu that included several dishes served across courses, combining ingredients associated with both Indian and Swiss cuisines.
The analysis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the Swiss president for lunch at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, with a multicourse menu designed to bring together ingredients linked to Indian and Swiss cooking. The meal was described as extensive and included several dishes served over successive courses, although no individual dish, ingredient, guest list, cost or commercial arrangement was specified in the material provided. The occasion therefore appears primarily diplomatic and ceremonial on the available information. Its precise timing, beyond the current context, and any wider programme surrounding the lunch were also not stated.
For Indian equities, the lunch alone offers little immediate earnings read through because no trade, investment, procurement or tourism commitments were stated. Diplomatic engagement may nonetheless improve visibility for hospitality, food services, food processing and tourism businesses if it leads to larger official, corporate or visitor flows between India and Switzerland. Listed companies in those sectors would be exposed through higher occupancy, catering demand and packaged food sales, but no company specific beneficiary can be identified from the available facts. Announced commercial agreements, investment plans or travel data would confirm a market link. A purely ceremonial follow up would weaken it.