New Zealand Backs India's NSG Membership Bid

New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key (L) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

India and New Zealand on Wednesday charted a new path to step up bilateral trade and signed four pacts. New Zealand said that it would continue to contribute constructively to the process currently underway in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to consider India's membership. The two countries also discussed cross-border terrorism and designation of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a proscribed terrorist in the UN Sanctions Committee.

Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key assured his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi that Wellington would back the South Asian country's NSG membership bid. PM Key made the assurance during his meeting with Modi on...

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