East Asia Summit shows NZ's 'shallow engagement' with the region

East Asia Summit shows NZ's 'shallow engagement' with the region
Christopher Luxon and Narendra Modi holding talks in Vientiane, Laos. (Image: Supplied)
Dileepa Fonseka
When it comes to India and New Zealand, it is clear there is only one boss, and it is not the same guy who used to run an airline.After the prime ministers of India and NZ met, Indian PM Narendra Modi made his opening remarks, and reporters were ushered out of the room by his minders before they could hear NZ PM Christopher Luxon make his. Even the Chinese government lets its counterparts publicly make some opening remarks to the media.The message was clear: reporters needed to listen to only one person in the room, the guy Australian PM A...

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