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Topic: Indonesia

What Narendra Modi & Rahul Gandhi can learn from elections in Indonesia

India is transitioning to a compensatory state as BJP & Congress push direct cash transfers while Indonesia is sticking to development.

Unplanned urbanisation may help India in lifting consumer shares

Govt efforts to create more jobs has lower odds of success than regular folk migrating to cities.

Indonesia grabs the upper hand over India in battle of high-yielding bond markets

Comparison between the two Asian economies is common given their similarities, and that’s especially true this year.

Indonesia finds cockpit voice recorder of the crashed Lion Air jet

The recovery of the voice recorder might help investigators provide answers to what brought down the jet that killed 189 people.

Rupiah will beat rupee in battle of high-yielders, Goldman says

India faces a less predictable outcome at its general elections this year compared to Indonesia.

Millennial voters will be the face of India & Indonesia in 2019

400 million millennials in India & 79 million in Indonesia will vote in national elections in 2019, many for the first time.

Watch: 10 scary videos of the destruction caused by Indonesia volcano and tsunami

The eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano triggered a tsunami that caused widespread destruction in Indonesia and left over 370 people dead.

Indonesian band loses more members to tsunami that hit Java

Trump's frivolous decision can put America in danger, says NYT opinion piece as China expands its surveillance of its Muslims.

A volcano, not earthquake, triggered Indonesian tsunami that killed over 200

The volcano was too close to land to give people enough time or warning to move to higher ground. 

At least 168 killed in Indonesia tsunami

The tsunami hit shores in Lampung and Banten provinces, damaging more than 400 homes, nine hotels and 10 ships.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.