Warm and grand reception to PM Modi at Jakarta Airport

Jakarta: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Indonesia on Monday at the start of a three-nation tour that will also take him to Australia and New Zealand and is focused on enhancing cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, defence, technology and critical minerals with India’s key partners in the Indo-pacific region.

 

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received Modi on his arrival in Jakarta, along with four ministers as a special gesture.Modi’s special aircraft was escorted by F-16 and Su-30 combat jets of the Indonesian Air Force when it entered the country’s airspace, reflecting the growing Air Defense and security cooperation between the two sides.

Modi said on social media he was “touched” by Prabowo’s gesture of welcoming him at the airport, and that their talks on Tuesday will be “aimed at adding even more momentum to this partnership across diverse sectors”.

The visit comes at a time when the US is rebalancing its ties with China, whose assertive actions continue to be a concern across the Indo-pacific, and key players in the region are hedging to ensure the diversity and resilience of supply chains and to overcome dependence on Beijing.

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