New Zealand to Sign Free Trade Deal With India, Concerns Raised About Immigration Levels

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) shakes hands with his New Zealand’s counterpart Christopher Luxon before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on March 17, 2025. Sajjid Hussain/AFP via Getty ImagesA free trade agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and India will go ahead after the opposition Labour Party agreed to vote it through Parliament at the 11th hour.The deal is due to be signed in New Delhi on Apr. 27 amid firm opposition from the nationalist-leaning New Zealand First Party, which is part of a 3-way governing coalition with National and libertarian ACT parties.