PremiumOpinionOpinion byTodd McClayNZ Herald·8 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM7 mins to readTodd McClay is Minister for Trade and InvestmentIndian Industry and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister for Trade and Investment Todd McClay display the signed FTA agreement on April 27, 2026.In two days from now, New Zealand welcomes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 40 years.
That gap tells its own story. For too long, two democracies with deep people-to-people ties, shared values and complementary economies allowed the relationship to drift. That era
