India and New Zealand Sign 10 Agreements, Launch Strategic Partnership Roadmap to 2030

India and New Zealand have upgraded their relationship into a Strategic Partnership by launching an ambitious Roadmap for 2030 and signing of total 10 agreements and MoUs for cooperation in various areas, such as defence, trade, maritime security, disaster management, agriculture, tourism, sports, culture, and scientific research. The announcement made during Honorable PM Modi’s official visit to the New Zealand, it signifies the commitment of both countries to bolster trade and cultural relations.

Strategic Partnership between New Zealand and India: A New Phase

The two countries have officially taken the next steps by forming the India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership.

Both the nations now in the process of finalizing the Strategic Partnership Roadmap to 2030, which has outlined activities in various critical areas, such as,

Defense and security
Trade and investment
Maritime partnership
Agriculture
Tourism
Sports
Culture
Education
Scientific cooperation
Global cooperation

The roadmap will pave the way for the future bilateral collaboration.

List of 10 Agreements Signed During Visit

Memorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Cooperation between the Ministry of Defence of India and the New Zealand Defence Force
Implementation Arrangement concerning cooperation in matters of Hydrography and Nautical Cartography between India and New Zealand
Arrangement concerning the provision of Mutual Logistics Support between the Indian Navy and the New Zealand Defence Force
Arrangement on establishing a Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism between India and New Zealand
Memorandum of Cooperation between the National Disaster Management Authority of India and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) of New Zealand
Memorandum of Cooperation in the fields of Animal Husbandry and Dairying between the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying of India and the Ministry of Primary Industries of New Zealand
Memorandum of Arrangement in the field of Tourism between the Ministry of Tourism of India and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment of New Zealand
India-New Zealand Joint Action Plan on Sport
Memorandum of Arrangement for development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC), Lothal at Gujarat between NMHC and New Zealand Maritime Museum
Arrangement on Cultural Cooperation between Ministry of Culture of India and Ministry of Culture and Heritage of New Zealand

Announcements on the Sidelines of Visit

India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership and Roadmap to 2030
Doubling Bilateral Trade to NZ$7 billion or ₹35,000 crore by 2030
Establishing Maritime Security Dialogue
New Zealand nominates Maritime Security as priority pillar under the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)
New Zealand Joining Global Biofuels Alliance
Launch of the Kiwifruit Action Plan and Establishment of 2 Centres of Excellence for Kiwifruit in Nagaland and Uttarakhand
MoU between the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa and University of Canterbury, NZ
MoU between National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K) & Massey University, New Zealand