India tests waters on free trade with NZ

India tests waters on free trade with NZ
Christopher Luxon with Narendra Modi at the East Asia summit in Laos. (Image: Supplied)
Dileepa Fonseka
The head of the India New Zealand Business Council says the Indian Government has started sounding out some of India's largest businesses on their feelings about an India-NZ free trade agreement. India NZ Business Council (INZBC) chair Bharat Chawla said the Indian Government recently sent an email to members of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry asking for feedback on the idea of starting negotiations with NZ on a free trade agreement.“The Indian Government has started a discussion with the trade bodies t...

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