New Delhi, March 17 -- Christopher Luxon on Sunday began a five-day visit to India with a focus on deepening the bilateral trade and economic ties.

On Monday, Luxon will hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will attend the inaugural session of the Raisina Dialogue as the chief guest. Days ahead of the trip, the New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxor said he will push for a comprehensive economic partnership with India and explore ways to strengthen bilateralsecurity ties.

Luxon is visiting India from March 16 to 20 in his first trip to the country as the prime minister.

He is accompanied by one of the largest delegations a New Zealand prime minister has ever travelled with. The visiting leader was received ...