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Le Cardon

Le Cardon

Tribune helvétique · The Swiss Thistle

Le Cardon

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The World, from Switzerland

Foreign affairs, observed from a comfortable neutrality.

The World, from Switzerland

Swiss president served raclette with chaat masala; Valais demands mobilisation, Bern sets up working group

On a state visit to India, Guy Parmelin was served a spiced raclette. Swiss neutrality survived two world wars, but it had never faced this.

NEW DELHI. He held firm. According to menus published by the Indian press, Swiss President Guy Parmelin was served fire-roasted potatoes with raclette cheese, coriander chutney and chaat masala at Hyderabad House on 5 October, followed by a reimagined Swiss …

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