Roadmap to 2030: India, New Zealand seal 18 pacts across defence, trade and security
India and New Zealand have elevated their diplomatic relationship to a strategic partnership following a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Auckland. The two nations signed 18 agreements covering defense, maritime security, trade, and counter-terrorism to guide cooperation through 2030.
Why it matters
This partnership strengthens India's influence in the Indo-Pacific region and creates a structured framework for economic and security collaboration with New Zealand.
India and New Zealand on Saturday officially elevated their ties to strategic partnership as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an official visit to Auckland at the invitation of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.PM Modi and his counterpart Luxon inked 18 agreements, setting out an ambitious framework to deepen cooperation across trade, agriculture, security, innovation and people-to-people ties over the next four years.Following the bilateral talks between both the Prime Ministers, India and New Zealand adopted the "India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership: Roadmap to 2030"Here are the key outcomes of the visitIndia-New Zealand Strategic Partnership: A Roadmap to 2030Ties elevated to Strategic PartnershipProvides a structured roadmap to guide India-New Zealand partnershipAdvances cooperation across sectors includingtrade and commerce, defence and security, agri-tech, education, sport, culture, and tourismMemorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Cooperation Between the ministry of defence of India and the New Zealand defence forceAdvances maritime security cooperation and interoperability in the Indo-PacificPromotes…
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