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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicIndia-Indonesia

Topic: India-Indonesia

India and Indonesia inch closer to BrahMos deal, defence ties to ramp up

Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.

India, Indonesia call for resolution of maritime disputes in South China Sea in message aimed at China

Tensions have prevailed over aggressive Chinese assertions in the waters. Beijing's claims overlap with exclusive economic zones of several countries in the region, including Indonesia.

Modi & Indonesian President Prabowo talk defence cooperation, maritime security & enhancing trade

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is in New Delhi for the Republic Day Parade. He will be the fourth Indonesian leader to be chief guest at the celebrations.

From 1st R-Day to Jakarta rooting for Pakistan in 1965 war, the ups & downs in India-Indonesia ties

Prabowo Subianto is the third democratically-elected president of Indonesia to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations. This is his first state visit to India.

On Camera

What Gulf states would say to Iran. War is temporary, geography is permanent

Iran faces a choice that is larger than the immediate conduct of war. It can continue the logic of short-term escalation, or it can think in the longer historical frame.

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.