India, Dec. 23 -- New Zealand foreign minister Winston Peters on Monday strongly objected to the recently announced free trade agreement (FTA) with India, saying it was "neither free nor fair".

In a lengthy X post, Peters said the deal was bad for New Zealand as it gave too much away without getting much in return.

Peters said that his New Zealand First (NZF) party had urged its coalition partner to work towards securing the best possible deal, adding that it was indicated that signing such a deal would be unwise without a clear parliamentary majority.

"New Zealand First urged its coalition partner not to rush into concluding a low-quality deal with India, and to use all three years of this Parliamentary cycle in order to get the best ...