Luxon’s grand tour: Chasing a ‘good' but not perfect free trade deal in India

Luxon’s grand tour: Chasing a ‘good' but not perfect free trade deal in India
Christopher Luxon will travel to India next week. (Image: Supplied)
Dileepa Fonseka
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will fly to India on Saturday and says he will not let "perfect" be the enemy of the good when it comes to pursuing a free trade agreement with India. “Dairy will be an incredibly hard component part of the negotiation ... that’ll be a very difficult part of a conversation, and it'll be hard, it'll be very tough, very difficult, but that's not a reason to shy off and just say that's a market we turn off when it's going to be the third biggest economy in the world, v...

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