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Why in News?
Recently, the prime ministers of India and New Zealand met in Auckland and announced the creation of the India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership – Roadmap to 2030.
Key Documents
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Title |
Key Outcome |
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Memorandum of Arrangement Maritime Cooperation (India–NZ Defence) |
Framework for Indo‑Pacific maritime dialogue, info exchange and joint activities. |
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Implementation Arrangement in Hydrography and Nautical Cartography |
Strengthens hydrographic cooperation through joint production of navigational charts, hydrographic data sharing, training, and capacity building. |
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Mutual Logistics Support (Navies) |
Reciprocal logistics support between the Indian Navy and the New Zealand Defence Force during approved operations. |
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Joint Working Group on Counter‑Terrorism |
Info exchange, coordinated efforts against terrorism. |
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Memorandum of Cooperation between the National Disaster Management Authority of India and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) of New Zealand |
Collaboration in disaster risk management with emphasis on earthquakes, tsunamis, coastal hazards, and resilience. |
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Memorandum of Cooperation in Animal Husbandry & Dairying |
Enhanced cooperation in animal husbandry and dairying, technical collaboration, knowledge exchange, and best practices. |
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Memorandum of Arrangement in Tourism between the Ministry of Tourism of India and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment of NZ. |
Boost tourist flow, strengthen cultural/economic ties. |
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India-NZ Joint Action Plan on Sport |
Cooperation in sports science, medicine, and athlete development. |
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Memorandum of Arrangement for development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) Maritime Heritage Complex (Lothal–NZ Museum) |
Collaboration on NMHC projects at Lothal, Gujarat. |
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Cultural Cooperation Ministry of Culture of India and Ministry of Culture and Heritage of NZ |
Exchanges in arts, heritage, and cultural initiatives. |
Key Announcements
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Title |
Key Outcome |
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Strategic Partnership and Roadmap to 2030 |
Elevated ties: cooperation in trade, defence, tourism, culture, and Indo‑Pacific priorities. |
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Doubling Bilateral Trade |
Target – NZD 7 billion by 2030 under FTA to boost economic ties and expand market access |
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Maritime Security Dialogue |
Establish a maritime security dialogue to strengthen cooperation, coordination, and info exchange. |
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NZ joins Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) Maritime Security Pillar |
Focus on combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. |
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NZ joins Global Biofuels Alliance |
Cooperation for sustainable biofuels and clean energy transition. |
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Kiwifruit Action Plan and Centres of Excellence |
Centres in Nagaland and Uttarakhand boost agri‑innovation. |
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MoU between National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa and University of Canterbury, NZ |
Antarctic research, joint studies, academic exchange. |
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MoU between National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K) and Massey University, New Zealand |
Cooperation in food tech, research, and student mobility. |
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