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New Zealand PM defends FTA with India

Financial Express Chandigarh

April 21, 2026

NEW ZEALAND PRIME Minister Christopher Luxon is urging bipartisan support for a free trade agreement (FTA) with India and has hit back at racially slanted criticism of the deal from government coalition partner New Zealand First.

Legal verification of the FTA has been completed with both countries agreeing it will be signed on April 27 in New Delhi.

This story is from the April 21, 2026 edition of Financial Express Chandigarh.

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