India
New Zealand to put 'every single effort' into getting free trade deal with India
A trade expert is sceptical about New Zealand's ability to lock in a free trade agreement with India within three years, but the trade minister says it is possible.
Indian rescuers drill through debris to reach 41 men trapped in tunnel
Indian rescuers have drilled through rocks and debris to reach 41 workers trapped for 17 days in a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas, and were set to pull them out one by one to safety, officials…
Making films from South India to the South Island
In this episode of Voices, producer Karthic SS talks to Siddharth Nambiar, a wildlife filmmaker based in Dunedin.
NZ short film eyes recognition on international film festival circuit
William McKegg's short film Medicine was filmed entirely in India.
First video emerges of Indian workers stuck in tunnel
The 41 workers have been trapped in an under-construction tunnel in northern India since 12 November.
NZ joins Five Eyes partners in criticising India over threat to revoke diplomatic privileges
New Delhi rejects claims it has violated international diplomatic norms.
National, Labour clash over trade relations with India
Lawmakers from both sides of the political spectrum spar over ties with South Asian nation at the first-ever India Business Summit.
A design to the rescue - Areez Shaik on his version of lifejackets for use in India
Record-breaking floods in India claimed hundreds of lives this monsoon season, but an Indian expat in New Zealand is hoping his new invention will help bring the toll down. Audio
Canada says it suspects India involved in Sikh leader murder
Canada says that it is "actively pursuing credible allegations" linking Indian government agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia in June.
India steals political limelight ahead of election
Labour and National vie for attention on improving relations with the world's most populous nation following a visit by dozens of business representatives last month.
South Asian artists in the spotlight at Wellington solo performance festival
Two artists with Indian heritage are performing at Wellington's TAHI Festival next week.
Kapiti community gets together to raise funds for India’s Manipur
About 100 music lovers gathered on the Kapiti Coast to raise funds for victims of ethnic violence that has plagued the Indian state of Manipur since May.
The new generation taking over from Asia's richest man
Mukesh Ambani, who heads India's biggest business empire, is preparing to hand over the reins to his children.
Auckland students given rare chance to learn one of the world's most ancient languages
Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages in the world, is being taught to more than 150 students at a primary school in Auckland.
Dazzling Onam festivities celebrate unity and culture
Thousands of people from southern India celebrate one of the most significant harvest festivals of the Malayali community - irrespective of their religion.
India's high-science, low-cost space programme
The Detail - After India landed a spacecraft on the south pole of the Moon there's hope the West will stop seeing the country as a land of "snake charmers and elephants".
Putin tells India PM Modi he won't attend G20 summit
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend the G20 summit instead, Vladimir Putin told Narendra Modi over a phone call.
India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft makes historic moon landing
An Indian spacecraft landed on the rugged, unexplored south pole of the moon in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian…
Delegation of 50 business representatives head to India
One of the largest ever business delegations to India will leave New Zealand this week, aiming to strengthen economic ties with a key trading South Asian nation.
New Zealand to host first Indian naval vessels since 2016
A frigate and destroyer are set to visit Wellington and Auckland later this month on a four-day resupply stop.