Maritime Resolve
The growing maritime partnership between India and Indonesia reflects a broader regional alignment to counter increasing Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea.
The growing maritime partnership between India and Indonesia reflects a broader regional alignment to counter increasing Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Indonesia Coast Guard (Badan Keamanan Laut Republik Indonesia - BAKAMLA) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Maritime Safety and Security Cooperation for an additional three years.
The UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath highlighted Indonesia’s strong cultural ties to India, noting that despite being a Muslim-majority country, Indonesia honours its Indian heritage with traditions like Ramlila, a national airline named Garuda, and Ganpati featured on its currency.
The Indonesian delegation, led by President Prabowo Subianto, includes senior ministers and cultural representatives. Their visit highlights growing ties between India and Indonesia.
Indonesia made its presence felt at India's 76th Republic Day celebrations on Sunday, with a 152-strong contingent from the Indonesian National Armed Forces participating in the grand parade at Kartavya Path in New Delhi.
He wished a speedy recovery to those injured and said that India stands with Indonesia in this hour of grief.
The epicenter was determined to be at 6.840 degrees south latitude and 107.107 degrees east longitude.
The earthquake's epicentre is said to be located around 187 km northwest of Enggano island and at a depth of 10 km under the seabed.
This G20 became special as India officially received the presidency of the G20 Summit and will assume office from 1st December 2022 for a one-year period.
US President Joe Biden met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the sun-drenched tropical paradise a day ahead of the formal inauguration of the summit for a marathon three-hour interaction which, while it expectedly ended without any agreement on the end game vis-a-via Taiwan, calmed global fears of a new Cold War to a considerable extent.
