Kiwi Media Group, the publishers of Indian Weekender and Wellington based Global Village Unlimited (GVU) have inked a strategic partnership between the two companies.

Among several business projects that the two companies will co-operate on as part of the strategic partnership in the coming months, GVU will bring Indian Weekender not only to the Indian community in Wellington but also the wider Kiwi community in and around the capital.

As part of this partnership, GVU will represent the Indian Weekender for its Wellington based content, and advertising. 

“We see Indian Weekender as a quality product offering quality news and features to the community and provides a good representation of the Indian community in terms of the balance it offers. GVU is all about quality and the use of knowledge and new media in bringing that knowledge to the two markets – New Zealand and India – that it is active in,” GVU director Raga D’silva said.

GVU is also the sole representative for India’s largest publication group, The Times of India (which is also the largest English daily in the world) and its growing stable of highly successful online offerings.

In addition, GVU provides support to New Zealand businesses to make an entry in to the dynamic but complex Indian market, and helps Indian businesses form suitable alliances here in New Zealand.

“Raga’s business is very focused in aligning the commerce and culture of the two countries – New Zealand and India, which is a very important aspect of what Indian Weekender stands for. It was therefore a very natural move for us to form an alliance of this kind with GVU,” Indian Weekender editor-in-chief Dev Nadkarni said.