McClay to India before Christmas

McClay to India before Christmas
Delhi-bound before Christmas: trade minister Todd McClay. (Image: NZME)
Pattrick Smellie
Newly appointed trade minister Todd McClay will make forays to Singapore and India before Christmas to establish the groundwork for deeper trade relationships, prime minister Christopher Luxon says.At his post-cabinet press conference, Luxon said India was “a country we chronically under-trade with”.He acknowledged that getting a high-quality trade agreement with the world’s second most populous nation would be difficult because of that country’s traditional antipathy to trade liberalisation and particular fears about co...