Christopher Luxon interview: ‘All around the world, you see anti-immigrant bias. New Zealand has strong social licence for immigration. Indians are hugely respected’ | India News
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in New Zealand on July 10-11, New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon tells The Indian Express that the two countries share similar views and values, and should be expanding their relationship. In an exclusive interview, PM Luxon speaks about India-New Zealand bilateral ties, trade and defence, dealing with pro-Khalistan elements in the Indian diaspora, the challenge posed by China in the Indo-Pacific, and US President Donald Trump. Excerpts: When you take a step back and think about the New Zealand-India relationship, we have been friends for over 100 years, are actually at different ends of the Indo-Pacific region, but we haven’t really had a lot that binds us together to drive a future agenda. We have huge respect for the Indians here in New Zealand. The Indian diaspora is almost 7% of our total population and is hugely successful across all strata of life, as it is around the world, and so I’m really excited. As a young person who spent most of my career with Unilever – we had …
