US EditionIndia and New Zealand look to bolster ties after reviving free trade talks
- On Monday, March 17, 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in New Delhi to deepen defense and economic ties.
- The meeting occurred a day after India and New Zealand announced the revival of free trade negotiations that had been stalled for over 10 years, following discussions between New Zealand Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay and his Indian counterpart Piyush Goyal.
- Accompanying Luxon was a high-level delegation including key business leaders and parliamentarians during his five-day visit.
- Several agreements were signed to enhance cooperation in defense, food processing, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, and critical minerals, and Luxon stated he held highly productive meetings with Modi and other Indian leaders, committing to doing more with India across various sectors.
- Modi stated that both countries will prepare a roadmap for mutual cooperation in defense industries and initiate negotiations on a mutually beneficial free trade agreement, aiming for balanced outcomes to boost economies and provide more jobs.
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India and NZ Move Closer on Defence as Trade Pact Looks More Likely
India and New Zealand have signed a new Defence Cooperation Arrangement, a move that appears to bring the two countries closer to a long-awaited free trade agreement—though significant hurdles remain. “We have decided to strengthen and institutionalise our defence and security partnership,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said following talks with his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon. The new defence pact will expand military cooper…
Luxon bristles when asked about his deadline for India trade deal
Comment: It was all going so well. Then Christopher Luxon threatened to get in his own way.Luxon went into his India trip hoping to accumulate a few singles and keep the scoreboard ticking over, but ended up clearing the boundary.Launching free trade negotiations, deepening his leader-to-leader ties with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, being warmly welcomed at Sikh and Hindu temples, and managing to work a cricket reference into every event…
India, New Zealand look to bolster ties after reviving free trade talks
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart, Christopher Luxon, met Monday seeking to deepen their defense and economic ties, a day after the countries announced the revival of negotiations for a free trade agreement. Modi and Luxon met in New Delhi and signed agreements on enhancing cooperation in defense,
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