New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Amid a difficult external economic environment facing various countries, Switzerland's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Alexandre Fasel has said that trade wars "are never a good idea" and such a scenario would be in nobody's interest.

In an interview with ANI, Alexandre Fasel said the situation is very fluid in the wake of tariffs sought to be imposed or increased concerning international trade and pitched for free trade and open markets.

He spoke on geopolitical challenges, tariff threats, and possible trade wars and expressed confidence in the path forward for the India-Switzerland bilateral economic partnership with the conclusion of the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA).

"For our b...