‘Somebody is not very happy with you’: Fiji PM Rabuka to Modi on U.S. tariff row

On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, Fiji Prime Minister Citiven Ligama said Rabuka, against the background of the United States, where the United States applied a 50% tariff to Indian goods, told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that someone is not “very happy with you”.

“But then you’re big enough to ventilate these disorders, Rab Rabuka said at the last meetings of PM Modi.

Mr. Rabuka shared the details of his speech with Mr. Modi during the interaction with the audience after a conference on the ‘Peace Ocean’ at the Sapru House in the New Delhi, organized by the Council of Indian World Affairs (ICWA).

The Prime Minister of the South Pacific Nation came to Delhi on a three -day trip to Delhi and Fiji’s ties with India in various fields such as maritime security, trade, health, digital technology and capacity development.

On Monday, India and Fiji started an action plan to increase defense ties, and Mr. Modi and Mr. Rabuka agreed to work together for a peaceful and inclusive Indo-Pacific while negotiating to expand the general binary cooperation.

After the ICWA class, a member of the audience asked him about his dialogues with the leaders of various countries and what they conveyed to him about the vision of the ‘Ocean of Peace’.

Rabuka, “I did not have a personal interaction with the President of the United States. I wanted a bilateral meeting with the President of the Russian. I had a bilateral meeting with the British Prime Minister ..” he said.

“Prime Minister Modi reiterated our feelings and concept when we talked yesterday.”

Chinese President Xi Jinping said in our discussion earlier this year and last year’s continued last year.

Rabuka said, “Many people have great leaders of the great nations … And that’s why I brought the concept of this ‘family’ and the smallest or smallest member of the family is not comfortable and everyone is sitting and listening.” He said.

Fiji leader, because he said, “If it happens outside, it affects us.”

“Now, what’s there is to influence your relationship with the United States. The latest announcements of the tariffs and some things that come to the direction of Prime Minister Modi … I told him the other day, someone is not very happy with you, but then you are big enough to take these disorders,” he said.

The relations between the new Delhi and Washington are stretched, after doubling the tariffs on Indian goods, including 25% additional tasks for the purchase of Russian crude oil by US President Donald Trump.

The 50% open tariff for Indian goods entering the United States will enter into force as of August 27th and several labor will seriously affect the intensive export sectors such as shrimp, clothing, leather and jewelry and jewel.

Prime Minister Rabuka during his first visit to India in his current capacity.

On Monday, Mr. Modi and Mr. Rabuka organized “comprehensive and forward -looking discussions in the entire range of bilateral issues, according to a joint statement published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“Prime Minister Rabuka emphasized the concept of ‘Peace Ocean’, which emphasizes the construction of a peaceful, stable, safe and sustainable future for our region. He said.

In the ICWA event, Mr. Rabuka, “Our business is to take the concept of ‘peace ocean’ in the Pacific to the world we declare to the world.

At the address, he emphasized the multiple columns of this vision.

“India is an important partner in this effort. He said.

Published – 27 August 2025 06:44