Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's adamant he won't be walking away from trade negotiations with India, even if they prove difficult.  

Luxon's met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explore avenues for deeper bilateral ties and make more headway towards a Free Trade Agreement.  

Trade negotiations will commence next month.  

Luxon told Mike Hosking there's sensitivity from the Indian side about dairy, as it makes up about 15% of its GDP.

He says the Government wants to do everything it can to advance dairy with India, and that's been a key part of the conversation so far. 

The Prime Minister’s hopeful they’ll be able to lock down an FTA by the end of the year. 

Luxon told Hosking they haven’t put a time frame on achieving an agreement, but the two will be moving at pace.  

He says given some of the work that's already happened and the relationships at the top level, we can expect to make good progress this year. 

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