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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

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.