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Topic: Fiji

Where not to punch an asteroid hurtling towards Earth & Bronze Age Brits enjoyed potlucks too

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

ThePrint photos of the week: Farmers’ protest, Modi-Rabuka meet & anti-Trump protest in Sadar Bazar

In PhotosOfTheWeek we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

‘Someone isn’t happy with you, but India big enough to weather discomforts’—Fiji PM on Trump tariffs

‘India an important partner in Fiji’s effort to promote a peaceful & united Pacific region,’ said PM Rabuka in Delhi during his official visit to India.

India to set up defence wing in Fiji to boost Pacific presence amid China’s growing footprint

According to MEA, a defence attaché will be posted at high commission in Suva, covering Pacific Island nations. The move follows talks between PM Modi & Fijian PM Sitiveni Rabuka.

India-Fiji ties have come full circle. Envoy was expelled after Rabuka-led coup nearly 40 yrs ago

The year was 1987 when Rabuka, then a Lt Col, had ousted the democratically elected government in his country. Two years on, Ambassador T P Sreenivasan was asked to leave.

ADB approves $199.5 million for climate-resilient bridges in Fiji

The ADB grant will fund project replacing critical bridges in the country.

ADB to back Fiji’s renewable energy transition

ADB will provide $10 million in financing to support public-private partnerships.

Meth addiction, HIV, and a struggling health system plague Fiji as tourism grows

With children as young as nine being treated for addiction, and with crime statistics and HIV and AIDS cases climbing dramatically, police have called for a state of emergency.

Jet, set, no-go: Indian officials sent back from Fiji after govt trims clearances for Hindi meet

Four days before the 15 February start of the World Hindi Conference in Fiji, the Finance Ministry cut the number of officials on the Indian delegation list from 165 to 51.

‘Not slaves but no better off’ — why govt wants ‘girmitiya’ labourers’ story taught in schools

Indentured labourers, or ‘girmitiyas’, were transported from British India to work on plantations in far-off countries that are now home to large ethnic Indian populations.

On Camera

India’s Russian crude imports approach pre-Trump sanction levels amid Hormuz disruptions & US ‘waiver’

India has already purchased nearly 16 million barrels of Russian crude so far in March 2026, translating to roughly 1.6 million barrels per day, indicating a sharp uptick.

India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College

In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.