PM Modi: India, New Zealand Turn Strategic Ties into Action

Addressing the Gala Lunch hosted in his honour by New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and New Zealand are transforming their Strategic Partnership into practical cooperation across multiple sectors. He announced progress towards linking India's UPI with New Zealand's payment system, a comprehensive cooperation roadmap in agriculture, dairy, and food processing, and greater collaboration in traditional medicine. PM Modi also highlighted expanding defence and security ties, including a new framework for Indo-Pacific maritime cooperation, bilateral naval exercises, logistics support, and hydrography, describing these initiatives as symbols of the growing strategic trust between the two nations.