Dehradun, Dec. 24 -- The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) represents a strategic leap in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trade diplomacy - one that accelerates job creation, boosts investment, and opens transformative opportunities for small businesses, students, women, farmers, and youth across India.
Announced jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, this agreement is the seventh FTA negotiated by the Modi government and the third major trade pact concluded in 2025, following landmark, win-win agreements with the United Kingdom and Oman. Significantly, all these FTAs are with developed economies with substantially higher per-capita incomes than India, underscoring India's growin...