Auckland, July 11 -- Highlighting the practical execution of their newly minted Strategic Partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that India and New Zealand are expanding bilateral ties across multiple sectors, including a major digital integration connecting India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with New Zealand's fast-payment network.

Addressing the Gala Lunch hosted in his honour by New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Auckland, PM Modi stated that the two nations are successfully transforming their unique institutional strengths into real-world bilateral progress across digital tech, agriculture, education, and traditional medicine.

"Friends, to make our Strategic Partnership meaningful, we are ...