Comment: Defining need for a grand strategy

Aug. 19, p. 7

The United States has identified Indonesia as a “linchpin” for security in the Asia Pacific region. Indonesia should rightly be proud. (By Lie Nathanael Santoso, Washington)

Your comments:

Indeed, being a chair of ASEAN should not be an end; rather it should be a means to achieving our long-term plan to be a strategic key player in the global competitive market.

Andy Panjaitan
Jakarta