Wishful-Thinking?

“Because the Indian Federation Party failed in its attempt to get what it wanted in London, it found itself somewhat in eclipse in 1966 with many of the more conservative Indians joining opposition, multi-racial parties. . . . This new approach by conservative Indian elements has led some people in Fiji to believe that Fiji could now develop multi-racially, but to out side observers this view seems steeped in wishful-thinking. By the very nature of things, the Indian community is exposed to the chilliest of Fiji’s economic winds, and this, plus its numerical superiority, is almost certain to have a profound effect on the political thinking of the younger, less conservative Indians.” —Judy Tudor, in “Many a Green Isle”.