Seoul/ Jakarta: South Korea and Indonesia, among the five leading economies in Asia, have decided to transact in local currencies. A meeting of both countries’ central banks was recently held in South Korea. On this occasion, an agreement was signed to use the local currencies ‘Won’ and ‘Rupiah’ instead of the US dollar in trade […]
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Jerusalem – After UAE, Bahrain and Morocco, Israel has been trying to add four more Islamic countries to the Abraham Accord. These include countries like Indonesia, Mauritania, Somalia and Niger. Besides, information has surfaced that Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has been making moves for this. There were reports that the US Biden administration has […]
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Jakarta: Militaries of the United States and Indonesia commenced a joint war exercise on Wednesday. Militaries of Japan, Australia and Singapore, will also participate in these exercises being held on Sumatra Island. The importance of these joint exercises between the United States and Indonesia has increased further due to rising tensions with China in the […]
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Tokyo: Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited Japan on Wednesday and met Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The two countries discussed naval cooperation. Besides, the Japanese army will participate in Indonesia’s ‘Garuda Shield’ exercise for the first time next month. Moreover, there is a need to strengthen Indonesia’s maritime power to maintain peace and security in the […]
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New Delhi: On the sidelines of the ongoing G-20 Summit in Indonesia, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. During the hour-long discussion, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar outlined India’s position on the LAC in Ladakh. At that time, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar pointed out that it was imperative to […]
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New Delhi – Following the talks with the Foreign Ministers of the United States and Russia, Indian MEA S. Jaishankar held telephonic talks with Foreign Ministers of Australia, Indonesia, Maldives and Bhutan. However, the details of the talks have not been released. But there were comprehensive discussions for strengthening the bilateral cooperation. It is important […]
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Tokyo: The Japanese foreign ministry said, ‘The consistent efforts to make changes unilaterally, in the South China Sea by using force, has become a cause for major concern. The concerns felt by Japan and Indonesia are identical.’ The Japanese foreign ministry underlined the Chinese threat without directly taking names during the two-plus-two talks between the […]
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New Delhi: – Indonesian Defence Minister, General Prabowo Subianto, who is on a visit to India, held discussions with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The stress of the discussion was on expanding defence cooperation between the two countries. Supply of defence technology to Indonesia was discussed in the meeting. There are reports that India may […]
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Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates, the main country in the Middle East, has decided to invest a whopping $23 billion in the southeastern region of Indonesia. The projects include Indonesian President Joko’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, fuel, energy, telecommunications and infrastructure. Counted in one of the rising economies from south-east Asia, Indonesia has made an […]
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Jakarta: A new challenge has come up for the Chinese efforts, to dominate the South China Sea region. Indonesia announced an increase in patrolling around the Natuna Islands, claimed by China as its territory. A few days ago, the Chinese ships intruded in the marine limits of the Natuna Islands and Indonesia issued a warning […]
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