India and New Zealand will work collectively to capture the changing geo-economic calculations, says NZ PM Christopher Luxon

Christopher Luxon

Addressing the inaugural session of The Raisina Dailogue 2025, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon pointed out the changing geoeconomic calculations across the Indo-Pacific and the emerging new technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning. The game is about to change as we're on the cusp of a complete transformation amidst AI's rise in the tech world, added Luxon.

He also pointed out that India and New Zealand need to work collectively to capture the changing geoeconomic changes. We are looking into building stronger ties with India and deliberating a Free Trade Agreement to strengthen bilateral ties with the subcontinent, said Luxon. "We need rich political interactions, strong connections and better military partnerships with India. 250 million people lifted out of extreme poverty in India during Modi's tenure," remarked New Zealand's PM Luxon.

"...It is more than 200 years since Indians and New Zealanders began living side by side...Just as they were 200 years ago, 'Kiwi-Indians' today are fully integrated into our multicultural society. New Zealanders of Indian heritage comprise 11% of the people living in Auckland, our biggest city and I brought with me to New Delhi a selection of the Kiwi-Indian community leaders - members of parliament, captains of industry, professional cricketers, an online influencer who has revolutionized investment for women in the world. In short, a selection of Kiwi-Indians who get up each and every single morning to make New Zealand a better place to live," observed the New Zealand PM.

The Raisina Dialogue is India's premier conference on geopolitics and geo-economics. The conference, hosted by the Observer Research Foundation in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, will bring together over 3,500 participants from approximately 125 countries, including ministers, former heads of state, industry leaders, and experts from leading think tanks. The Raisina Dialogue, India's premier conference on geopolitics and geo-economics, is set to convene in New Delhi from 17 to 19 March 2025.

Over the course of the three days conversations will be held in various formats, over six thematic pillars:

-Politics Interrupted: Shifting Sands and Rising Tides

-Resolving the Green Trilemma: Who, Where, & How

-Digital Planet: Agents, Agencies and Absences

-Militant Mercantilism: Trade, Supply Chains & the Exchange Rate Addiction

-The Tiger's Tale: Rewriting Development with a New Plan

-Investing in Peace: Drivers Institutions, & Leadership.