Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the ongoing trade negotiations taking place with India - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Significant progress is being made on New Zealand's Free Trade Agreement with India.

India's Trade Minister is in the country - discussing our trade relationship over the next few days with Minister Todd McClay and the Prime Minister.

India has announced it's looking towards an early conclusion of the FTA.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper explained that these discussions were why Luxon missed Question Time - prompting criticism from Labour. 

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