{"id":511555,"date":"2026-07-05T23:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T23:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/511555\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T23:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T23:58:11","slug":"christopher-luxon-says-indian-pm-narendra-modi-visiting-nz-will-be-historic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/511555\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Luxon says Indian PM Narendra Modi visiting NZ will be \u2018historic\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cHe\u2019s really interested in sport because they want to host the Olympics ultimately in 2036 and the Commonwealth Games. And of course India hasn\u2019t performed as well in the Olympics as it possibly could have,\u201d Luxon said.<\/p>\n

\"ChristopherChristopher Luxon with India’s PM Narendra Modi at the 2025 East Asia Summit.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo he\u2019s interested in our high tech and our high performance sport approach, given how we perform.\u201d<\/p>\n

Modi\u2019s visit will end with a \u201cmassive community event\u201d on Saturday that thousands of local Kiwi Indians are expected to attend.<\/p>\n

Given the significance and mechanics of the visit, Luxon said there was no doubt there\u2019ll be a \u201cvery significant police security presence\u201d.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Luxon appeared at the Port of Auckland, flanked by National\u2019s trade spokesman Todd McClay and Auckland Central candidate Candace Kinser, to announce a new global trade policy their party will campaign on<\/a> before this year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

The policy identifies seven emerging and developed \u201cpriority markets\u201d that National said it will prioritise trade talks with if re-elected, with six longer-term markets of interest.<\/p>\n

The \u201cpriority markets\u201d named in the first tranche include Brazil, Switzerland, Argentina, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Uruguay and the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway).<\/p>\n

\"LuxonLuxon announced the campaign policy alongside National’s trade spokesperson Todd McLay and Auckland Central Candace Kinser at the Port of Auckland yesterday. Photo \/ Sylvie Whinray <\/p>\n

Together, they represent 700 million people with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of more than US$5 trillion ($8.76t).<\/p>\n

A second tranche, consisting of South Africa, Turkey, Colombia, Morocco, Sri Lanka and Mauritius, would be priorities to advance over the next decade.<\/p>\n

Luxon said National\u2019s trade policy comes off the back of recently signed agreements with India, the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf Cooperation Council.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think we\u2019ve actually built very good capability in trade,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you look at those three FTAs and the acceleration of the European one, that\u2019s good. And what I\u2019m saying is, look, let\u2019s keep pushing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luxon said he hoped strengthening ties with other countries and working to eliminate trade barriers would give more \u201coptionality\u201d for Kiwi traders.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve historically been so reliant on a couple of key markets, and now when you talk to our exporters … if they\u2019re not making money in the US, they can move it into India or into Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want more of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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