Auckland ¨C New Zealand and India announced Saturday a ¡°strategic partnership¡± including in defense and security, during a landmark visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon feted his guest with an indigenous Maori welcome and guard of honor, seeking to expand relations after signing a free-trade pact in April that he has touted as an economic boon.
Modi¡¯s visit, at the tail end of a July 6-11 tour that has also taken him to Indonesia and Australia, comes shortly after China test-fired a ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, stirring unease in the region.
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