Gaurav Sharma

2 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Gaurav Sharma

India is home to the world's third-largest startup ecosystem, with its fintech market one of the fastest growing and driving innovation across applications such as e-commerce, investment, insurance and blockchain. This zeal is rubbing off on the Indian community here, with many Indian-origin founders disrupting the financial sector in New Zealand by launching fintech startups in lending, payments, banking and stock trading applications.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Gaurav Sharma

Fourteen community groups have united under an umbrella organisation to advocate on issues that affect Indians in New Zealand. Individuals who claim Indian heritage now comprise the third-largest ethnicity in the country. "Indians have been living in New Zealand for more than 100 years," said Arunjeev Singh, general secretary of Kiwi Indian Charitable and Social Club New Zealand, which initiated the meeting. "But apart from a token representation here and there, we have largely remained invisible.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Gaurav Sharma

Amid his whirlwind four-day tour of India, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon managed to squeeze a few overs into an already packed schedule. Luxon spent his last full day in New Delhi as part of a programme that included a spot of street cricket with children. The game was a light moment organised by charity group STAIRS that saw the prime minister square off with children, using a stack of bricks as stumps.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Gaurav Sharma

New Zealand's ties to India go back at least two centuries when both were British colonies. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon even touched on the long history between the two in his speech at India's premier security conference on Monday. "At the beginning of the 19th century - well before we became a nation - Indian sailors jumped ship in New Zealand, with some meeting locals and marrying into our indigenous Māori tribes.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Gaurav Sharma

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's four-day trip to India started on a bright note, with India announcing the start of free trade negotiations with New Zealand on Sunday. However, things turned sour the following day after his Indian counterpart publicly aired concerns about "anti-India activities by some illegal elements in New Zealand" in prepared remarks to media.