Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) attends the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) summit in Jaipur on August 21, 2015. - AFP
JAIPUR, India, Aug 21, 2015 (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday offered to illuminate thousands of homes in Pacific island nations with solar power in a bid to help them combat climate change and natural disasters.
Modi made the pledge as leaders and delegates of 14 Pacific nations gathered in the western desert state of Rajasthan for a summit as host India attempts to boost its profile in the Pacific, at a time of growing Chinese economic and political influence in the region.
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