India, July 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New Zealand on Friday on the final leg of a three-nation tour that has focused on shoring up economic and security cooperation with key countries in the Indo-Pacific region amid geopolitical churn on the international stage that has been exacerbated by conflicts.

Modi flew into Auckland to be received at the airport by New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, after visits to Indonesia and Australia that witnessed the unveiling of a range of measures to deepen cooperation in defence and key sectors such as critical minerals and emerging technologies.

India finalised deals to supply the BrahMos cruise missile and Astra air-to-air missile to Indonesia, and concluded a landmark ...