Beneath attractive terms lies a potential trap: as the Cook Islands become increasingly reliant on Chinese funding, it risks compromising its fiscal sovereignty.
It brings together information from official and community sources, including the Consulate General of India (CGI) in Sydney and The High Commission of India (HCI) in Canberra.
Besides training and research, the discussions focused on joint projects, organising events such as World Press Freedom Day, joint workshops, conferences, and support for the Fiji National Media Awards.
“We have had to use lethal force by firing of a firearm, but that was only after multiple attempts to stop this man using a Taser, and there was a direct threat to the police officer’s life.”
One of the girls is seen throwing a shopping basket towards the woman, continuing the verbal abuse, making offensive gestures and appearing to spit in the direction of the person filming.