Modi in Fiji: Visit of Geo-Strategic Significance By Deepak Parvatiyar November 24, 2014 Castling plays an important role as an effective defensive strategy in chess. It also strikes a fine balance between defence and offence. This applies to international diplomacy as well. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s day long stopover at Fiji on November 19 while returning home from Australia after attending the G20 summit could well be termed an example of castling. His visit preceded a three-day visit of the tiny island country by the Chinese President Xi Jingping. The Australian foreign minister too is expected to visit Fiji soon. This was Modi’s first visit to the region and the first by an Indian prime minister after late India Gandhi visited the tiny nation in 1981. His Fijian counterpart Voreqe Bainimarama received him at the airport. You may also like to read Narenda Modi's Australia Visit Narendra Modi's Biography Fiji’s Strategic Location
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