The Controversy of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and his expected visit to Aotearoa New Zealand w/ activist Sapna Samant: 21 May, 2026

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Aotearoa New Zealand later this year.

The expected visit follows the signing of the trade agreement between India and New Zealand last month.

However, Prime Minister Modi is a controversial figure in Indian politics, largely for his religiously divisive policy and anti-Muslim speeches.

Wire Host Caeden spoke to Sapna Samant, GP, storyteller, and activist, who is critical of Indian Prime Minister Modi and his supporters in the diaspora, about his expected visit.