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Bharat Chawla: India New Zealand Business Council Chair on the Prime Minister's delegation to India

New Zealand is looking to build stronger ties with India.

The Prime Minister is heading to New Delhi and Mumbai on Saturday with a contingent of ministers and business leaders.

Prioritising a deal with the fast-growing economic giant was a coalition condition with NZ First.

India New Zealand Business Council Chair Bharat Chawla told Andrew Dickens he has confidence in this trip.

He says it's a perfect opportunity as a lot of work has been done over the last 24 months to make it happen.

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