As part of the India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership announced on July 11, 2026, both nations signed a Defence and Maritime Cooperation Roadmap. The roadmap includes joint exercises, maritime domain awareness sharing, hydrographic cooperation, counter-piracy collaboration, and cyber resilience. Both nations agreed to deepen space cooperation including Earth observation data sharing. The partnership comes amid China's Pacific Ocean ballistic missile test on July 7, 2026 — which stirred unease in the region. New Zealand is not a member of the Quad but is a Five Eyes partner and shares India's commitment to a rules-based Indo-Pacific order.
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India-New Zealand Defence and Maritime Cooperation Roadmap Signed; Space and Cyber Cooperation Also Agreed
Key Points
- As part of the India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership announced on July 11, 2026, both nations signed a Defence and Maritime Cooperation Roadmap
- The roadmap includes joint exercises, maritime domain awareness sharing, hydrographic cooperation, counter-piracy collaboration, and cyber resilience
- Both nations agreed to deepen space cooperation including Earth observation data sharing
- The partnership comes amid China's Pacific Ocean ballistic missile test on July 7, 2026 — which stirred unease in the region
- New Zealand is not a member of the Quad but is a Five Eyes partner and shares India's commitment to a rules-based Indo-Pacific order
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• India-NZ Defence and Maritime Cooperation Roadmap: signed July 11, 2026 • Includes: joint exercises, maritime awareness, hydrographic cooperation, cyber resilience, space • Context: China's Pacific ballistic missile test (July 7, 2026) • NZ: Five Eyes member (USA, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ); not Quad; shares Indo-Pacific values
