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Suva (<keyword id="21037571" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Fiji" source="keywords">Fiji</keyword>): <keyword id="19939987" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="President-Droupadi-Murmu" source="keywords">President Droupadi Murmu</keyword> was on Tuesday conferred the <keyword id="22683350" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Companion-of-the-Order" source="keywords">Companion of the Order</keyword> of Fiji, the country's highest civilian award, as she hailed the ties between the two countries and said India stands ready to partner with Fiji to build a stronger, resilient, and more prosperous nation. "<keyword id="22683352" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="President-Ratu-Wiliame-Maivalili-Katonivere" source="Orion">President Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere</keyword> of Fiji conferred the Companion of the Order of Fiji upon President Droupadi <keyword id="19970795" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="murmu" source="keywords">Murmu</keyword>. This is the highest civilian award of Fiji," the President's Office said in a post on X. Murmu, who is on a two-day visit to Fiji, described the honour as "a reflection of the deep ties of friendship" between <keyword id="22683353" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India-and-Fiji" source="Orion">India and Fiji</keyword>. This is the first visit by an Indian head of state to the archipelago nation. <keyword id="14546690" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="President-Murmu" source="Orion">President Murmu</keyword> also addressed the Fijian Parliament. "As India emerges strongly on the global stage, we stand ready to partner with Fiji, according to your priorities, to build a stronger, resilient, and more prosperous nation. Let us come together to unlock the full potential in our partnership for the mutual benefit of people of both our beloved countries," she said while addressing the Parliament. She said that despite the vast difference in size, India and Fiji have much in common, including vibrant democracies. She recalled that almost 10 years ago, speaking in this same Hall, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had underlined some basic values that unite India and Fiji. "These include, 'our democracy, the diversity of our societies, our creed that all human beings are equal, and our commitment to the liberty, dignity and rights of every individual'. These shared values are eternal, and shall continue to guide us ahead," she said. "In my short time here, I can see that the rest of the world has so much to learn from Fiji. The gentle Fijian way of life, the deep-rooted respect for traditions and customs, an open and multicultural environment, makes Fiji so special in an increasingly conflict-ridden world. No wonder, Fiji is the place where the rest of the world comes to find its happiness," she said. She said she was confident that the newly announced projects, including the Super Specialty Cardiology Hospital to be established in Suva, would help to meet the priority needs of the people of Fiji and the wider Pacific region. Earlier, President Murmu was warmly received by President Katonivere at State House where the two leaders discussed ways to deepen the bilateral ties. "At State House, President Droupadi Murmu also witnessed the progress of the 'Solarisation of Heads of State Residences' project, an Indian initiative, which was inaugurated in February last year," her office said in a post on X. From Fiji, Murmu will travel to New Zealand and Timor-Leste. Her six-day three-nation visit aims to take India's Act East Policy forward, according to the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi.

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India has announced a credit of $75 million to <keyword id="79116" type="COUNTRY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Fiji">Fiji</keyword> for a power plant and upgrading the island country’s sugar industry. Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> announced this after meeting his Fijian counterpart <keyword id="134463" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Frank-Bainimarama">Frank Bainimarama</keyword>. Modi also announced ‘visa on arrival’ for Fiji citizens. 
 
Modi reached there on the third and final leg of his 10-day three-nation tour. This is the first visit to the country by an Indian Prime Minister in more than three decades since the visit of Indira Gandhi in 1981. 
 
The island country rolled out the red carpet for the Indian Prime Minister, who also received a guard of honour on arrival at the airport. Bainimarama was himself present at the airport to receive Modi. 
 
"It is a new day and a new beginning in our relations with Fiji. Fiji could serve as a hub for stronger Indian engagement with Pacific islands. I see this visit as an opportunity to renew an old relationship and lay the foundation for a strong partnership in the future," said Modi. 
 
"I regard Fiji as an important partner for India. We have deep and enduring ties of history and culture. Fiji is an influential voice in the Pacific Region and the developing world, and our partner in multilateral institutions," he added. 
 
Modi also addressed Fiji’s Parliament and pledged support to build a ‘Digital Fiji.’

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<keyword id="71" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Prime-Minister">Prime Minister</keyword> <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> today met his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, who called India a "close and valued" partner. This was Modi’s first diplomatic engagement on the third day of his 10-day three-nation tour of Myanmar, Australia and Fiji. 
 
"India is a close and valued partner for us," Medvedev told Modi when they met at the Myanmar International Conference Centre. Modi expressed confidence that the bilateral ties between the two countries will grow further. 
 It is pertinent to mention here that Russian President <keyword id="43440" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Vladimir-Putin">Vladimir Putin</keyword> is scheduled to travel to India next month for the 15th annual India-Russia summit. 
 When Modi met Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Brazil in July, he had talked about strengthening India's strategic partnership with <keyword id="6358826" type="COUNTRY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Russia">Russia</keyword> in nuclear, defence and energy sectors.

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Year on year, Hindus, Sikhs and Jains eagerly await Diwali. The whole world identifies Diwali as the most important festival of India. In fact, over the recent past, other countries have also started celebrating Diwali to admire their ties with India and Indian culture. Here are some interesting things you must know about Diwali before celebrating it. Diwali is a highly significant festival for the Hindus Diwali is described as the festival of lights marking prosperity and triumph of good over evil. Hence, Diwali holds a prime significance in Hindu religion with several dimensions to it including religious, spiritual, social, cultural and psychological. <keyword id="8251917" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-festival-of-prosperity">The festival of prosperity</keyword> Honoring Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and inviting her to every home is the most important theme of Diwali. The array of lamps lighted on this occasion by every household is meant to invite Lakshmi into the house who brings with her wealth, goodness and development. Legends connected with Diwali Diwali reminds us of many mythological stories in Hinduism. Diwali marks the triumph of Lord Krishna over the demon Narakasur. In Northern India, people celebrate the return of Sri Rama and Sita to the city of Ayodhya after defeating the mighty demon king. Kali puja is famous in Bengal during Diwali. Diwali is a pan India festival Perhaps no other festival is celebrated with such a great enthusiasm than Diwali all over India. The festival assumes different colors, flavors and styles across India. However, the spirit of Diwali brings all Indians together. In fact Indians living abroad celebrate Diwali in a grand manner in a way inspiring the global communities around them. Diwali and Jains Diwali is a significant festival for the Jains as Lord Mahavira, the last Tirtankar of the religion is said to have attained Nirvana on October 15, 527 BC on the fourteenth day (Chaturdashi) of the Kartika month. Diwali and Sikhs Sikhs celebrate Diwali as Bandi Chhor Divas as the history says that it was on the day of Diwali that Guru Har Gobind Ji freed himself and many Hindu Kings from the captivity of Jahangir, the Islamic ruler and reached the Golden Temple of Amritsar. In fact, it was on the day of Diwali in 1577 AD that the foundation stone was laid for the construction of the Golden Temple. Socio-religious festival Diwali is a socio-religious festival. Families come together to celebrate Diwali. Newly married couple visit their in-laws house and receive fabulous gifts and sumptuous treats. People spend luxuriously and dine merrily. New clothes, sweets, crackers and get-togethers make Diwali the most enjoyable festival. Diwali brings more business Businesses thrive during Diwali. People buy new clothes, utensils, jewels, vehicles, household items, furniture, sweets, groceries and others and hence every business is seen performing at its peak during the Diwali season. The economic activity across the country reaches the peak during Diwali. Diwali outside India While many countries are coming out to organize Diwali celebrations, the largest celebration of Diwali outside India happens in the city of Leicester in UK. The vibrant light shows, music and dance programs organized in this city are watched by thousands on this day on the streets. Public holiday on Diwali Diwali is the most important public holiday in India. Different countries have different versions of Diwali. In fact, Diwali is also a public holiday in many countries including Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Myanmar, Singapore, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Malaysia and Fiji.

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">ReutersA Chinese Naval guided missile destroyer docks at the Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base in Hong Kong.</div></div></div><ul><li>Western countries and their partners in the Pacific and Indian oceans are increasingly concerned about Chinese influence in the region.</li><li>Now the Five Eye countries are reportedly starting an effort to counter it through aid and diplomatic outreach.</li></ul> The US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand want to use economic initiatives and other elements of soft power to counter growing Chinese influence in Asia and Oceania, according to <a href="http://www.atimes.com/article/five-eyes-seek-to-counter-chinas-pacific-influence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an Asia Times report</a>.Leaders from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada - which, along with the US, make up the Five Eyes <keyword id="6354810" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="defense">defense</keyword> partnership - have reportedly agreed to expand aid, trade, and diplomatic relationships in the region in response to Beijing's inroads there, which includes aid and investment in infrastructure projects.China's growing economic relationships - many of which come as part of its expansive One Belt One Road initiative - are a source of concern for Western countries and others in the Asia-Pacific region.India, for example, has expressed concern with Chinese partnerships with countries like Pakistan, the Maldives, the Seychelles, and Sri Lanka.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">AP Photo/Manish SwarupIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit in Goa, India, October 16, 2016.</div></div></div>China has <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-hoping-to-extend-maritime-reach-china-lavishes-aid-on-pakistan-town-2017-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lavished aid</a> on the town of Gwadar, Pakistan, the site of a commercial deep-water port that the US and India worry could one day host Chinese naval ships. Earlier this year, tensions between New Delhi and Beijing <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/asia-worried-about-china-us-pursuing-new-trade-security-ties-2018-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">briefly rose over the Maldives</a>, where the pro-China government's declaration of emergency spurred calls from the opposition for Indian intervention.Sri Lanka has taken on huge debts to China but is struggling to pay them back. The government's decision <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/indias-concern-with-beijing-expansion-grows-with-sri-lanka-port-deal-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to lease the port of Hambantota and land around it to Beijing</a> in December raised ire in India, which fears it could be used by China to establish a military presence in the Indian Ocean. In what may have been a counter to China's Hambantota lease, India <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/india-and-china-are-fighting-for-control-in-sri-lanka-2017-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed a 40-year lease</a> for a virtually unused airport nearby.Similar dynamics have played out in the Pacific. While many of the countries there are tiny and sparsely populated, their vast exclusive economic zones <a href="http://www.atimes.com/article/china-advances-west-frets-in-south-pacific/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cover much</a> of the Pacific.After a 2006 coup in Fiji, which prompted sanctions from Australia and New Zealand, Beijing became a key source of aid for Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. China also funded a fish-canning facility in Papua New Guinea, Australia's closest neighbor in the region, on the condition Chinese companies did the construction. A Chinese firm also got <a href="https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/354799/china-s-hao-fish-farm-deal-finalised" target="_blank" rel="noopener">permission and concessions</a> to set up a fish farm in French Polynesia, after Beijing <a href="http://www.atimes.com/article/five-eyes-seek-to-counter-chinas-pacific-influence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gave aid and subsidies</a> to the government there. (Chinese fishing vessels trawling the region are also suspected of <a href="http://nationalinterest.org/feature/chinas-sea-phantom-fleet-prowls-the-open-waters-15105" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gathering intelligence</a>.)<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">REUTERS/Nguyen MinhA Chinese Coast Guard vessel passes near Chinese oil rig Haiyang Shi You 981 in the South China Sea, about 130 miles from the coast of Vietnam, June 13, 2014.</div></div></div>More recently, Australian media reported that the governments of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/china-vanuatu-military-post-worrying-australia-us-2018-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China and Vanuatu had discussed establishing a Chinese military presence</a> in the latter country, an island nation northeast of Australia.While China has made investments in Vanuatu, Australian media said there had been no formal agreements, and both governments denied such talks had taken place. (Other observers <a href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2018/04/23/china-in-the-pacific-where-theres-smoke-theres-mirrors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> Vanuatu and others in the region may be trying to play the West and China off each other.)At present, China has only one military base abroad, located in Djibouti. While Beijing refers to it as a "logistics facility," it is still cause for concern. A senior US military official <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/china-troops-to-overseas-base-operational-security-concerns-for-us-2017-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said it posed</a> "very significant operational security concerns."<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">Steve Parsons/Pool via ReutersBritain's Prince Charles takes a drink with Chief Sine Mao Tirsupe, president of the Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs, in Vanuatu, April 7, 2018.</div></div></div>The Vanuatu report, and others like it, fuel concerns China is trying to leverage financial ties for more advantageous positions in the region.This effort has been called "<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/asia-worried-about-china-us-pursuing-new-trade-security-ties-2018-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debt-trap diplomacy</a>." US Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer has described it as "<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/china-weaponizing-capital-us-navy-chief-awake-at-night-2018-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">weaponizing capital</a>." IMF chief Christine Legarde <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7b7f9db2-3dec-11e8-b7e0-52972418fec4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has cautioned</a> China and <a href="http://en.rfi.fr/asia-pacific/20180421-sri-lanka-faces-futher-debt-china-pursues-one-Belt-One-Road-project" target="_blank" rel="noopener">countries</a> doing business with it about the potential for mounting debts.Between 2006 and mid-2016, Beijing committed more than <a href="https://chineseaidmap.lowyinstitute.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$1.7 billion</a> in aid to projects in the Pacific.That is less than the <a href="http://www.atimes.com/article/china-advances-west-frets-in-south-pacific/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$9 billion</a> committed by Western countries, led by Australia, over the same period, but aid from Beijing often comes without the transparency and accountability stipulations that accompany Western aid.The Five Eyes countries' efforts to counter China in the Pacific will include military surveillance and intelligence gathering operations, <a href="http://www.atimes.com/article/five-eyes-seek-to-counter-chinas-pacific-influence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Asia Times. But it will include soft-power elements, like British Crown Prince Charles' visit to Vanuatu in early April. UK officials have also said their government would ramp up aid, trade, and diplomatic relations with countries in the region.Japan <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/asia-worried-about-china-us-pursuing-new-trade-security-ties-2018-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has increased efforts</a> counter China's financial outreach by increasing its own international partnerships and investments - including in both Sri Lanka and Vanuatu. 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A Senior Japanese Lawmaker Says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Has Decided To Call An Election. "It looks like Shinzo Abe has finally made up his mind and it's fair to consider that he decided to go to the people," <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-japan-ldp-senior-official-says-appears-pm-abe-has-decided-to-call-election-media-2014-11#ixzz3IvcjzWrt">said Tadamori Oshima, a former deputy chief of Abe's party</a>. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-japan-ldp-senior-official-says-appears-pm-abe-has-decided-to-call-election-media-2014-11#ixzz3IvcjzWrt"> </a>
The Saudi Oil Minister Seems Comfortable With Lower Prices. Minister Ali Al-Naimi <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57282f3e-6a8b-11e4-bfb4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3IvdTXCJT">denied that the OPEC cartel nations were engaged in a price war</a>, saying that the market set prices, according to the Financial Times.
German Inflation Came In As Expected. <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/european-data-nov-13-2014-2014-11">Prices rose by 0.8% in the year to October</a>, with more European inflation data out later this morning.
India And The United States Have Resolved Some Of Their Trade Differences. Washington and New Delhi said Thursday they have <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-india-us-resolve-food-row-stalling-wto-pact-2014-11">resolved a row over Indian food subsidies</a> that blocked a key WTO trade agreement earlier this year.
Hasbro Is Reportedly In Talks About Buying Dreamworks Animation. Deadline reports that <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/hasbro-in-talks-to-acquire-dreamworks-2014-11">DreamWorks and Hasbro are in talks to create a combined family entertainment company</a> that would be called DreamWorks-Hasbro, and says the deal is at least 60 days away from being finalised. 
Sony Just Unveiled Web-Based Service Playstation Vue. The new cloud-based TV service, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-sony-unveils-web-based-tv-service-playstation-vue-2014-11#ixzz3IvcCndVw">PlayStation Vue, is expected to be commercially launched during the first quarter of 2015</a>. The web-based television service allows users to access live TV and on-demand content without a cable or satellite service, the company said. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-sony-unveils-web-based-tv-service-playstation-vue-2014-11#ixzz3IvcCndVw"> </a>
China Is Set To Lift Its Aid to Pacific Nations. Chinese President Xi Jinping will <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-china-to-lift-aid-to-pacific-sees-cooperation-with-taiwan-allies-2014-11#ixzz3IvcSN6sC">offer a broad aid package to Pacific island nations at a summit in Fiji next week</a>, a foreign ministry official said on Thursday, adding that there was also room to work with six island states not invited because of ties to Taiwan. 
It's A Quiet Day For Data. Confirmations of inflation in Spain, France and Italy are out before 9 a.m. GMT, and US initial jobless numbers are out at 1.30 p.m. GMT, with economists expecting 280,000 applications for unemployment assistance in the week to November 7. 
Asian Markets Rallied. The Nikkei closed up 1.14% in trading today and Hong Kong's Hang Seng is currently up 0.27%
Keystone Pipeline May Finally Pass US Congress Next Week. The US Congress will <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-keystone-pipeline-may-finally-pass-us-congress-next-week-2014-11#ixzz3Ivmmi4LM">vote in coming days on approving construction of the much-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline</a>, a project Republicans claim is step one in their plan for enhanced US energy production.<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-keystone-pipeline-may-finally-pass-us-congress-next-week-2014-11#ixzz3Ivmmi4LM"> </a>

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