Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon have held wide-ranging discussions seeking to deepen their defense and economic ties.

India and New Zealand have restarted free trade talks a decade after negotiations fell apart, as Prime Minister Christopher Luxon began his five-day tour of Delhi. He is scheduled to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi later in the day. The two sides have agreed to begin the first round of negotiations next month.

India's wholesale inflation in February accelerated to 2.38% year-on-year, from 2.31% in January, government data showed on Monday.

India's wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation climbed to 2.38 per cent in February 2025, official data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry revealed on Monday. Comparatively, the WPI inflation stood at 2.

India’s wholesale inflation rose to a two-month high of 2.38 percent in February from 2.3 percent in the previous month as a drop in food prices was offset by a spike in manufactured products. Positive rate of inflation in February,