PremiumLetters to the EditorLettersNZ Herald7 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to readNarendra Modi will become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit New Zealand in 40 years this month. Photo / Getty ImagesNarendra Modi will become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit New Zealand in 40 years this month. Photo / Getty ImagesWe should be prepared to ask Modi hard questionsWhen Narendra Modi arrives in Auckland on July 11 – the first Indian Prime Minister to visit in 40 years – the coverage will rightly mark a historic friendship and a new trade agreement. But friendship should not mean silence.
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