India, New Zealand adopt Strategic Partnership Roadmap to 2030 with trade target of NZ$7 billion
The leaders also backed a balanced free trade agreement and a roadmap to 2030, aiming to double two-way trade to NZ$7 billion.
- On Saturday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon elevated bilateral relations to a "strategic partnership" during talks in Auckland, reflecting shared democratic values and Indo-Pacific interests.
- Modi's visit, the first by an Indian Prime Minister to New Zealand in 40 years, comes amid coalition tensions over the bilateral free-trade agreement that Modi said has "revitalised ties" between the nations.
- Modi described the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement as a "historic milestone" in bilateral relations, while both countries agreed to "work towards an aspirational goal of doubling bilateral two-way trade in goods and services to NZD 7 billion by 2030."
- The leaders endorsed the "India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership: Roadmap to 2030" as a framework to guide joint action over the next four years, while signing a Memorandum of Arrangement on Tourism to encourage direct flights.
- Modi is scheduled to address an Indian diaspora event at an Auckland arena later today, as New Zealand officials pledged support for India's "Viksit Bharat goal" to become a developed country by 2047.
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New Zealand, India strike 'milestone' strategic partnership encompassing defence and security
New Zealand and India announced on Saturday a “strategic partnership” encompassing defence and security, during a landmark visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon feted his guest with an indigenous Maori welcome and guard of honour, seeking to expand relations after signing a free-trade pact in April that he has touted as an economic boon. Modi’s visit, at the tail end of a July 6-11 tour that has also taken him t…
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon feted his guest with an indigenous Maori welcome and guard of honour, seeking to expand relations after signing a free-trade pact in April that he has touted as an economic boon. Modi's visit, at the tail end of a July 6-11 tour that has also taken him to Indonesia and Australia, came in the aftermath of China's test-fire of a ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, stirring unease in the region. It w…
New Zealand and India announced a "strategic partnership" on Saturday, covering areas such as defence and security, during a historic visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aimed at strengthening India's growing trade ties. The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Christopher Luxon, received his guest with an indigenous Māori ceremony and a guard of honor, seeking to expand relations after the signing in April of a free trade agreement which he classi…
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