Switzerland and India plan to track tax evaders...

Switzerland expects to conclude an agreement with India next year that would allow New Delhi to trace Indian tax evaders holding Swiss bank accounts, a report on Monday said.

India's Congress-led government has been under Opposition pressure to get details of accounts held by Indian citizens in the country's secretive banking system.

Switzerland's Vice-President Doris Leuthard said she was confident a deal could be struck between the two governments.

"I think next year this new treaty can be accomplished," she was quoted as saying by a news agency. More...

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