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#WATCH# | Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says, "This strategic partnership and the roadmap to 2030 reflect our shared ambition to deepen this cooperation and include the aspirational goal of doubling bilateral trade in goods and services to almost 35,000 crore rupees in the next four or five years. The entry into force of the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will translate this goal into concrete economic outcomes. I am pleased that we have chosen the date of the 20th of October. It is observed as one of the most important festivals—Dussehra, Vijayadashami—in India. Vijayadashami is really the celebration of good over evil; it is the triumph of good over evil. Therefore, it has tremendous significance, and I have no doubt in my mind that the day itself will bring a lot of good momentum to this agreement..."

#WATCH# | Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says, "I'm delighted that we are taking forward the next important milestone in our bilateral economic partnership, the entry into force of the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, which will come into force on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra, on the 20th of October 2026, reflecting our shared commitment to build a stronger and more ambitious economic partnership with New Zealand."