India: PM Modi Visits New Zealand as Tamil Nadu CM Blames Police Over Deadly Karur Temple Stampede

The Hindu—Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on his maiden visit to New Zealand, where a new trade deal faces domestic pushback from Indian industry, while Modi's tour has attracted little media attention in the region he is visiting. Back home, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay said police should have alerted him earlier about the dangerous conditions ahead of the deadly stampede at a temple in Karur, which killed multiple worshippers. The Chief Minister announced a state memorial for the victims and the Supreme Court declined to entertain a plea from the opposition DMK party seeking to bar him from making public statements about the tragedy. The two stories reflect a full-spectrum news day for India, spanning diplomacy and domestic disaster.

• The Hindu — India top stories July 10: Modi visits New Zealand, Tamil Nadu CM announces Karur stampede memorial
• The Hindu — Tamil Nadu CM Vijay announces a state memorial for victims of the deadly Karur stampede.
• Deutsche Welle — Modi visits New Zealand on his first-ever trip to the country.
• The Print — Modi's regional tour is generating little media coverage in the countries he is visiting.
• Scroll.in — Supreme Court refuses to bar Tamil Nadu CM from speaking about the Karur stampede.
• Scroll.in — Tamil Nadu CM Vijay says police should have warned him before the Karur temple stampede.
• Dawn — Modi's New Zealand visit coincides with tensions over a proposed India-NZ trade deal.