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Topic: Indonesia

From Indonesia to India, Asia’s pivot to political satire is no laughing matter

Karishma Vaswani -
Politics in Asia is getting funnier, but the punchlines are falling flat. From Indonesia to India, young people grappling with economic uncertainty and shrinking trust in institutions...

In Indonesia, flooding brought with it waves of timber logs

Bloomberg News -
The disaster exposed how logging reshaped floodplains that are home to tens of millions of people. Sumatra is a major hub for palm oil, mining, timber and oil and gas.

In rare bloom in Sumatran jungle, Rafflesia Hasseltii—the weird, stinky flower that made a man cry

Prerna Madan -
After 13 years, Indonesian conservationist finds one of the world’s rarest flowers—it steals genes and smells like rotten flesh.

How the US ended up with radioactive shrimp and sneakers

Bloomberg News -
In July, inspectors discovered something strange: shipments of prawns, and Nike-branded sneakers, emitting faint traces of man-made radiation.

US returns radiation-contaminated footwear to Indonesia

Bloomberg News -
The footwear comes from a company located near the site of a radiation leak in western Java.

World news of the day: 16 July, 2025

Kasturi Walimbe -
ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from around the world.

Indonesian parliament passes contentious amendments to military law, people call it return of ‘New Order’

Stefanno Sulaiman -
Rights groups have criticised the increased military involvement because they fear it may lead to abuses of power, human rights violations, and impunity from consequences for actions.

As Indonesian president flies in for Republic Day, key pacts on defence, trade, security on agenda

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Both sides could sign an agreement for maintenance of Sukhoi fighter jets and training of Indonesian pilots.

Indian armed forces & Indonesian contingent march side by side. Glimpses from Republic Day rehearsal

Suraj Singh Bisht -
A 160-member marching contingent & 190-member band contingent from Indonesia will take part in the parade at Kartavya Path. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to be chief guest.

Indonesian President Subianto to attend Republic Day parade as chief guest, ‘not to visit’ Pakistan

ThePrint Team -
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.
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Opinion

Pew’s religious diversity study is producing perverse results

R Jagannathan -
Pew’s survey on religious diversity around the world is interesting, but simply lacks enough nuance to warrant serious consideration.

To trade coders for Legos, India needs a better deal

Joining Pax Silica is not all positives for India. We must guard strategic autonomy

Economy

In 1st budget under BJP mayor in 44 yrs, BMC hikes outlay to Rs 81k crore, focus on big-ticket infra

Purva Chitnis -
India's richest civic body’s outlay is 8.77% higher than last year’s, with the biggest allocation being made for infra growth. BMC also proposed an AI boost to its service delivery.

Defence

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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