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India aur New Zealand ne ek history banane wala Free Trade Agreement (FTA) sign kiya hai, jo dono countries ke beech ka trade $5 billion tak pahunchane ka goal rakhta hai in the next 5 saal. Ye deal 27 April ko finalize hui hai aur isse New Zealand ke 95% exports par tariffs kam ho jayenge ya khatam ho jayenge India mein.
New Zealand ko ab India mein apne maal bechna aasan hoga. Lagbhag 57% goods par turant duty-free access milega, aur pura implement hone par 82% tak pahunch jayega. Lamb, wool, coal, leather, aur industrial products jaise cheezein isse sabse zyada faydemand hongi. Wine aur seafood par bhi tariff cuts honge.
Badle mein, India ko bhi New Zealand mein 100% duty-free access milega apne exports ke liye. Ye khas kar India ke textile, apparel, aur engineering goods sector ke liye bahut achha hai.
Sirf goods hi nahi, services par bhi deal hui hai. New Zealand ne 5,000 Indian professionals ke liye saalana temporary visa ka pathway khola hai. Ye log 3 saal tak skilled jobs jaise IT, engineering, healthcare, aur education mein kaam kar sakte hain. Yeh India ke liye ek bada win hai, jisse skilled log bahar ja kar kaam kar payenge.
Aur suno, New Zealand ne India mein next 15 saal mein $20 billion invest karne ka bhi commitment diya hai. Matlab economic partnership aur strong hogi.
Par sabse important baat yeh hai ki India ne apne sensitive sectors jaise dairy, onions, sugar, spices, edible oils, aur rubber ko tariff cuts se bachaya hai. Ye decision 80 million se zyada dairy farmers ko support karne ke liye liya gaya hai. New Zealand ki dairy exports India mein pehle se hi kam hain, sirf $1.07 million ke aas paas thi FY2025 mein.
Yeh deal India ki trade diplomacy ka ek bada kadam hai, is saal yeh teesra FTA hai India ka. Lekin kuch logon ko yeh deal asymmetric lagti hai, kyunki India ne apne core sectors ko protect kiya hai jabki NZ ke 95% tariff lines open ho gayi hain. NZ ke dairy sector ko disappointment hui hai.
Abhi trade $2.4 billion ke aas paas hai, toh $5 billion tak pahunchna ek ambitious goal hai. Lekin services aur investment ke provision se is deal ka future bright lag raha hai.