Against the backdrop of the US imposing 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods, Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka on Tuesday said he has conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that somebody is “not very happy with you”.
“But then you are big enough to weather those discomforts,” Rabuka told PM Modi during their recent meeting.
Rabuka shared details of his conversation with Modi during an interaction with the audience after delivering a lecture on ‘Ocean of Peace’ at the Sapru House here, hosted by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA).
The prime minister of the South Pacific nation arrived in Delhi on Sunday on a three-day trip to shore up Fiji’s ties with India in a range of areas such as maritime security, trade, health, digital technology and capacity building.
India and Fiji on Monday firmed up an action plan to boost defence ties and agreed to jointly work for a peaceful and inclusive Indo-Pacific as Modi and Rabuka held talks to expand the overall bilateral cooperation.