{"id":4951,"date":"2023-05-28T17:20:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T05:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=4951"},"modified":"2023-05-28T17:20:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T05:20:55","slug":"the-week-in-detail-india-manuka-and-greedflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=4951","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Detail: India, m\u0101nuka and ‘greedflation’"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, we looked at why we’ve never nailed down a free trade agreement with India, the looming threat of another “twindemic” of winter illness, what “greedflation” is and whether it can be blamed for the soaring cost of living, the lessons to be learnt from Loafers Lodge when it comes to high density housing, and the consequences of New Zealand being denied a trademark for the name ‘m\u0101nuka’.<\/p>\n

Whakarongo mai to any episodes you might have missed.<\/p>\n

The India dilemma<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Free trade deals have long been the backbone to New Zealand’s relationship-building with the wider world.<\/p>\n

\"People<\/p>\n

\u00a0A busy street near the Jama Masjid in the old quarters of New Delhi\u00a0<\/span>Photo:\u00a0AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

India has recently overtaken China to become the world’s most populous country and the International Monetary Fund predicts it’ll be the fastest-growing economy this year.<\/p>\n

So it seems a no-brainer, for a trading country like New Zealand, to\u00a0court closer ties with this emerging powerhouse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But it’s not that simple.<\/p>\n

Sarah Robson speaks to\u00a0Asia New Zealand Foundation director of research and engagement \u2013\u00a0and former deputy High Commissioner to India \u2013\u00a0Suz Jessep, Quality New Zealand executive director Geoff Allott, Griffith University professor of international relations Ian Hall.<\/p>\n

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VIA RNZ<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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