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Fiji should restore democracy and upgrade the tourism industry
Fiji is back
to normal. The army has reinstalled itself and the elected government has been shunted out. So what we are talking about is the 4th coup in the idyllic island nation since 1987? The current coup, led by the Fijian military chief, Commodore Frank Bainimarama was hardly secret or spontaneous. It culminated after a series of protracted negotiations with the ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, with advice that was constantly flowing in from New Zealand and Australia.
But all that is history now. Bainimarama has taken over the reigns of the government; appointed himself as the President and Jona Baravilala Senilagakali as the new Prime Minister. A state of emergency has been declared in Suva and Qarase has been asked to maintain silence. The new Prime Minister has also urged Australia and New Zealand "to keep out of Fijian affairs." Bainimarama, a victim of the 2000 coup, is back with a bang. What inspired the Commodore to rise up in revolt against the very Prime Minister he had helped acquire power? Majority of the media sees the whole affair as a clash of egos; revenge politics or an act driven by personal ambition. However, none can deny the impact of ethnic divide between the Indians and the natives as one of the causes for the coup.
As expected, the Western nations imposed a new set of sanctions on the island nation. How the self-appointed President copes with the international pressure will test his credentials. Some nations seem destined to suffer from a lack of genuine democracy. Looks like Fiji belongs to this club...
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006
An IIPM and Malay Chaudhuri – Arindam Chaudhuri Initiative
Fiji should restore democracy and upgrade the tourism industry
Fiji is back
to normal. The army has reinstalled itself and the elected government has been shunted out. So what we are talking about is the 4th coup in the idyllic island nation since 1987? The current coup, led by the Fijian military chief, Commodore Frank Bainimarama was hardly secret or spontaneous. It culminated after a series of protracted negotiations with the ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, with advice that was constantly flowing in from New Zealand and Australia.But all that is history now. Bainimarama has taken over the reigns of the government; appointed himself as the President and Jona Baravilala Senilagakali as the new Prime Minister. A state of emergency has been declared in Suva and Qarase has been asked to maintain silence. The new Prime Minister has also urged Australia and New Zealand "to keep out of Fijian affairs." Bainimarama, a victim of the 2000 coup, is back with a bang. What inspired the Commodore to rise up in revolt against the very Prime Minister he had helped acquire power? Majority of the media sees the whole affair as a clash of egos; revenge politics or an act driven by personal ambition. However, none can deny the impact of ethnic divide between the Indians and the natives as one of the causes for the coup.
As expected, the Western nations imposed a new set of sanctions on the island nation. How the self-appointed President copes with the international pressure will test his credentials. Some nations seem destined to suffer from a lack of genuine democracy. Looks like Fiji belongs to this club...
B&E edit bureau
For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006
An IIPM and Malay Chaudhuri – Arindam Chaudhuri Initiative
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