Archive · 3 Sep 2025
India and Fiji Deepen Ties: Focus on Healthcare, Defense, and Cyber
India and Fiji are becoming closer friends!
Fiji's leader recently visited India to talk about important topics.
India is helping Fiji by building a hospital, providing medicine, and helping their workers move to fill jobs.
They're also working together on defense, with India sending help for Fiji's navy and security.
They are also building a cybersecurity training center to protect against cyberattacks.
This will help Fiji stay safe online, making them better partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka visited India to discuss stronger cooperation.
India and Fiji are focusing on people-to-people ties, especially healthcare.
A Declaration of Intent on Migration and Mobility was signed to facilitate worker movement.
Defense and security cooperation will increase, including maritime capacity building.
A Cyber Security Training Cell (CSTC) will be established to aid regional cyber resilience.
- Who
- India and Fiji
- What
- Deepening cooperation in healthcare, defense, and cybersecurity
- When
- Following Fijian PM's visit in December 2022
- Where
- India and Fiji
- Why
- To strengthen bilateral relations and address shared challenges
- Key Areas of Cooperation
- Healthcare, defense, and cybersecurity
- Fiji's Prime Minister
- Sitiveni Rabuka
- India-Fiji Joint Statement
- Confirmed commitment to deepening bilateral engagements
- Defense & Security Action Plan
- Includes a Defence Attaché and sea ambulances
- Cybersecurity Initiative
- Setting up a Cyber Security Training Cell (CSTC) in Fiji