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Fiji pivots away from China signalling Beijing’s declining influence in South PacificAlong with dismissing Qiliho, the Fijian government led by new Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka Rabuka also scrapped the Memorandum of Unders...
China's diplomatic gambit heralds new 'Battle for the Pacific'Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was even more pointed. Standing next to Wang, he upbraided those focused on "geopolitical point-sco...
Australia, China continue Pacific rivalry with island visitsThe diplomatic push by China, especially around Pacific security, has caused deep concern among some of the island nations as well as farth...
China fails to ink security pact with Pacific nationsA virtual summit of leaders and foreign ministers was expected to discuss proposals to radically increase China's involvement in the securi...
China signs deal with Samoa as Australia vows Pacific Islands planChina is building on a security pact it recently signed with Solomon Islands, which has alarmed the United States and its allies such as Au...
India reaches out to Island States at COP26Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an initiative, Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS), dedicated to addressing and improvi...
'No jabs, no job': Fiji to make vaccine compulsoryFrank Bainimarama said all public servants in the South Pacific nation of 930,000 must go on leave if they have not had their first injecti...
Cooperation must for ensuring resilience of global systems, says Prime Minister ModiAddressing the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure via video conference, Modi said countr...
Pacific nation Fiji declares itself coronavirus-freePrime Minister Frank Bainimarama wrote on Twitter: "And even with our testing numbers climbing by the day, it's now been 45 days since we r...
We must not fail our people, says Fijian PM at the opening session of climate talks in BonnAt Bonn, countries are expected to work towards finalising the rules that will guide the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
Rules to implement Paris climate agreement by December 2018 finalisedMoroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar, described the Marrakech talks as the starting point for turning promises made in Paris into ...
Nearly 200 countries agree to ratify Paris climate agreement by 2018-endThe decision comes as a show of global determination to move ahead towards substantial actions despite the uncertainty on account of US Pre...
PM Narendra Modi returns home after three-nation tourPM Modi returned home today after a nine-day-three-nation tour of Myanmar, Australia and Fiji during which he had a range of international ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for home after 10-day foreign tripDuring his four-city tour in Australia, Modi and his counterpart Tony Abbott agreed on a landmark framework for security cooperation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes Pacific Ocean outreach; announces $80 million for FijiModi also utilised his visit to address a meeting of leaders of 12 Pacific Ocean countries, a move considered significant.
India extends $75 million credit line to FijiThe lines of credit were part of three agreements signed between the two countries in the presence of the two leaders.
PM Narendra Modi arrives in FijiModi arrived here from Melbourne on board on a special Indian Air Force plane on the last leg of his three-nation ten-day tour after a hect...
PM Narendra Modi leaves for FijiModi left for Fiji's capital Suva on a special Indian Air Force plane. He will hold talks with his Fijian counterpart Frank Bainimarama tom...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit an opportunity for Fiji: Fijian PM Frank BainimaramaBainimarama said Fiji and India have a long-standing close ties of friendship and PM Modi recognises the great historical link and wants to...
- Fiji commander dismisses PM
Fiji’s military commander said on Tuesday that he had seized control of the country and dismissed the elected prime minister after weeks-lo...