Todd McClay

He said that the Iranians clearly had the upper hand and that by making the Americans travel to Pakistan to the talks and then leave empty-handed was a sense that Iran had actually humiliated...

Well, this sits up there.

It's very exciting.

We've got about 40 Kiwi companies that come up.

There's a lot of interest in India, a lot of international media interest as well.

I think this agreement in the years to come is really going to deliver for the New Zealand economy.

Well, they've been saying it's more than just an economic agreement.

It's strategic for the region, but they're talking a lot about the cooperation, the people-to-people link, the culture, the sport.

I think the feeling is building.

It's one of the highest quality deals they've done, not because we are a large economy, but of the detail that was put in.

And, Mike, there's a lot of pride that it was done in nine months.

Pierce Goyal, my counterpart, said,

We have done this quickly, but we didn't touch corners.

We haven't compromised in quality.

It's had a lot of coverage in India.

No, not really.

I mean, again, we're a long way away.

That moves on to the next deal that they're looking at.

It really was a true celebration.

I had two or three days with Minister Goyal.