Our politicians are courting India - what's behind their sudden interest?

There’s a consensus across party lines that Aotearoa must forge a better relationship with India.

Both Labour and National are vowing to organise business delegations and make trade deals with the world’s most populous country. Chris Hipkins has promised that should he be reinstated as PM he will send a prime ministerial delegation to India within his first one hundred days in office.

This comes at a time when India’s Hindu nationalist government is asserting its presence on the world stage, butting heads with China and facing stark criticism from countries around the world over its human rights record. 

Why are our politicians trying to woo India? And do they understand the risks around our small country engaging with this superpower?

Today on The Front Page, Dev Nadkarni, editor-at-large at the Indian Weekender, explains to Damien we should and shouldn’t expect from a deal with India.     

Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Damien Ventuto
Producer: Shaun D Wilson
Executive Producer: Ethan Sills

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.