Modi Visits New Zealand As Trade Deal Sparks India Pushback

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in New Zealand on Friday touting a free trade deal that has sparked a backlash despite promises it will unlock jobs and economic riches. 

On the agenda are trade, tourism and sport -- but recent undercurrents of anti-migrant sentiment risk tarnishing his trip to a nation long proud of its tolerance. 

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon celebrated the signing



in April of the free trade deal with the world's most populous nation, touting an export boom that would deliver jobs and investment in spades.

The pact is widely expected to be approved by New Zealand's parliament. But not everyone is happy at the prospect.

Lawmakers in the populist New Zealand First Party, part of Luxon's governing coalition, railed against parts of the agreement covering migration and visas.