On Monday, March 17, 2025, India and New Zealand signed a massive agreement to formalize their defense and security cooperation, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his worries to his Kiwi counterpart about some illegal groups engaging in anti-Indian operations in the Pacific island nation.
Wide-ranging discussions between Mr. Modi and visiting New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon centered on strengthening bilateral ties generally, particularly in the fields of commerce, defense, education, and agriculture. Mr. Modi stated in his media statement that a plan for collaboration in the defense industrial sector will be established and that both parties had agreed to fortify and institutionalize the defense and security alliance.
He and Mr. Modi talked about a difficult strategic perspective in the Indo-Pacific, according to the prime minister of New Zealand.
