India, New Zealand unveil Strategic Partnership Roadmap to 2030, set ambitious agenda across trade, defence

IANS | July 11, 2026 8:53 AM

Auckland, July 11 (IANS) India and New Zealand on Saturday announced the creation of a Strategic Partnership and unveiled a comprehensive 'India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership: Roadmap to 2030' to guide cooperation across key areas including political engagement, defence and security, trade, education, science and technology, culture and regional cooperation.

‘We are natural partners, made for each other’: PM Modi on India-New Zealand ties during talks with PM Luxon

IANS | July 11, 2026 6:56 AM

Auckland, July 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held bilateral talks with his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon in Auckland, with the two leaders agreeing to elevate India-New Zealand ties to a Strategic Partnership. Describing the two countries as "natural partners" that are "made for each other", PM Modi said the historic visit would give new momentum to bilateral ties.

'India is now selling its weapons abroad': NDA hails PM Modi's remark on Operation Sindoor

IANS | July 10, 2026 9:04 PM

New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India's defence prowess during Operation Sindoor at the 'Melbourne meets Modi’ event, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA government hailed his address while asserting that due to the country's efforts towards building its defence infrastructure "other nations are signing defence deals with us today".

8000 medical procedures carried out by India's HADR mission in Venezuela during 'Operation Amistad’

IANS | July 10, 2026 7:18 PM

New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Under the just-concluded ‘Operation Amistad,’ India’s Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission following the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, the Indian Army’s Field Hospital provided critical assistance and care to hundreds of earthquake-impacted persons, carrying out over 8000 medical procedures and laboratory investigations, including over 20 major surgeries.