India, New Zealand to Begin Free Trade Agreement Talks Next Year
With an aim to establish a dynamic relationship between India and the New Zealand, the New Zealand’s high commissioner to India in compliance with the prime ministers of the two countries announced the free trade agreement. This would in Rupert Holborow’s (New Zealand’s High Commissioner to India) views fortify the bond between the two countries.
The relationship can be further strengthened if cooperation between the two countries can be upgraded. Both countries can complement each other in their endeavor to improve their respective countries. In Rupert Holborow’s views New Zealand can contribute to India massively in stimulating the second green revolution therein. It can also establish a benevolent trade relationship. This will increase the confidence level of New Zealand community in terms of investment position. In return India can lucidly participate in New Zealand’s market. The broad-based educational system of New Zealand can amply benefit the Indian student who wants to study in the field of agricultural research, dentistry or medicine overseas.
Mr. Holborow also stressed on the Indian origin population in New Zealand which comprises 1, 20, 000 of the overall populace of 4 million. This accounts for India being the second biggest ethnic community followed by China. Emigration still continues and this not only increases the population of the Indian society in New Zealand but also shows the mutual mingling of the two communities, India and New Zealand. Rupert Holborow is of the opinion that India is vigorously and successfully on the threshold of developing a new “look-east policy”
