Summary
- New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ASEAN summit in Laos.
- Luxon received an invitation to New Delhi but did not make progress towards a free trade agreement.
- India is the world’s fifth-largest economy, but New Zealand only provides 0.1 percent of its imports.
- Luxon remains optimistic about deepening relations with India, despite challenges in securing a trade deal.