Venkat Raman

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We are serious about India says Winston Peters

4 days ago | indiannewslink.co.nz | Venkat Raman

Venkat RamanAuckland, May 12, 2025New Zealand is serious about lifting its relationship with India to a higher level, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters has said. Mr Peters has time and again emphasised this ‘seriousness’ partly to dispel the doubts cast during the tenure of his predecessor Nania Mahuta who relegated relations with India to the backburner saying that an FTA with India was not her priority.
Luxon underscores security pact with India amidst regional tensions

4 days ago | indiannewslink.co.nz | Venkat Raman

Venkat RamanAuckland, May 9, 2025While the guns have become silent on both sides of the India-Pakistan borders following a fragile ceasefire, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has underscored the importance of a closer security pact between India and New Zealand.
Nicola Willis looks at one of the tight budgets in a decade

4 days ago | indiannewslink.co.nz | Venkat Raman

Dennis WesselbaumDunedin, May 1, 2025New Zealand’s Finance Minister Nicola Willis has warned that her 2025 ‘Growth Budget’ will be “one of the tightest budgets in a decade,” with plans to reduce spending by billions. New Zealand is following a global trend towards austerity by focusing on reducing government spending and lowering government debt. Global Recession loomsComplicating the economic picture for the government are Donald Trump’s tariffs and his trade war with China.
Solemness marks Indian Diaspora gatherings in New Zealand

4 days ago | indiannewslink.co.nz | Venkat Raman

Venkat RamanAuckland, May 11, 2025The terrorist attack in the Baisaran Valley of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, 2025, that left 26 innocent men dead (including a Nepali national), sparked widespread condemnation and grief across the world. In New Zealand, the Indian community also condemned the attack. People with families and friends in India were seen in tears, mourning the dead.
Blood in Pahalgam, Fire in the Skies: Three weeks of anguish and anger

5 days ago | indiannewslink.co.nz | Venkat Raman

Venkat RamanAuckland, May 11, 2025Even as India and Pakistan announced an immediate ceasefire ending four days of hostilities that destroyed the homes of terrorists in Pakistan, some people are sceptical citing earlier violations of such ceasefire agreements by Islamabad. India’s airstrikes followed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge at a public rally in Madhubani, Bihar on April 24, 2025, two days after terrorists killed 26 Non-Muslims including a Nepali in Pahalgam in the Kashmir Valley.
India and Pakistan agree to an immediate ceasefire

5 days ago | indiannewslink.co.nz | Venkat Raman

Donald Trump says it was an American effortVenkat RamanAuckland, May 11, 2025India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire, stopping, for the time being at least, military action. US President Donald Trump said in an earlier tweet India and Pakistan had agreed to a cease-fire, after four days of the most widespread fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours in decades.
The incoming Pope will influence Christianity and the world

1 week ago | indiannewslink.co.nz | Vineeta Rao |Venkat Raman

Vineeta RaoAuckland, May 6, 2025The death of Pope Francis has turned the spotlight of an increasingly troubled world towards the Vatican and Rome, where Catholic Cardinals have gathered to elect a new pope. Catholicism is the largest sect of the second most popular religion (Christianity) in the world. Pope Francis succumbed to a stroke, followed by a coma and a heart attack on April 21, 2025. He was 88 years old.
Taiwan should be a part of the World Health Organisation, naturally and pragmatically

1 week ago | indiannewslink.co.nz | Venkat Raman

The Headquarters of the World Health Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland(Photo by Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France @ Pregny-Chambésy, CC BY 2.0)Health is a fundamental human right and a universal value. Improved health results in greater well-being for the people and has ramifications for the survival and development of a country and even the world. Members of the 77th World Health Assembly adopted the World Health Organisation (WHO) Fourteenth General Programme of Work for 2025-2028.
Ends and not means that unite comedians says Ahir Shah

2 weeks ago | indiannewslink.co.nz | Vineeta Rao |Venkat Raman

Vineeta RaoAuckland, May 2, 2025Edinburgh-born comedian Ahir Shah, in Auckland to perform at the New Zealand Comedy Festival that spans between May 2 and May 28, 2025, has been hailed as ‘one of the most eloquent voices of his generation.’If his name sounds familiar, it is probably because you have seen him on British panel shows like Mock The Week or The Mash Report. He has also performed on Live at the Apollo. In 2023, his act Ends won The Best Comedy Act and is now a special on Netflix.
The Musical Odyssey of Siyer: From Tradition to Innovation

2 weeks ago | indiannewslink.co.nz | Venkat Raman

Venkat RamanAuckland, May 1, 2025For those who know him Shriram Iyer (aka Siyer) promises yet another memorable performance on May 10, 2025, at Dorothy Winstone Centre in Auckland and for those who do not, this young man promises that they will gain a friend and artist. Shriram is set to present the ‘Shriram Siyer Iyer Experience’ along with Arpita Chanda and Sunil Das as Co-Singers and an orchestra comprising local talents.