Why the visit of an Indian naval ship is a bigger deal than it sounds

Why the visit of an Indian naval ship is a bigger deal than it sounds
Officers on board the INS Kolkata welcomed visitors on board during a significant visit. (Image: Dileepa Fonseka/BusinessDesk)
Dileepa Fonseka
In central Auckland on Saturday afternoon, all the attention was on the Labour party and prime minister Chris Hipkins, who were just wrapping up their party campaign launch at Aotea Square. But in some ways, a ship docked down the other end of downtown Auckland, at the Ferguson container wharf at the Port of Auckland, was a bigger deal – even though fewer people know about it.Over the past three months, the INS Kolkata has played host to Australia's prime minister, Anthony Albanese, along with the prime minister of Papua New Guin...

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