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Experts and diplomats convene at the 2nd iteration of the India-Indonesia Track 1.5 Dialogue on Monday at the Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies, where discussions called for increased understanding and bilateral cooperation to push for a multipolar world order. (JP/Yvette Tanamal)
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ith the world order in flux and economic rivalries intensifying, Indonesia and India must recognize their shared weight as major Global South powers and step up cooperation to advance a multipolar world order, experts and officials urged at a forum in Jakarta on Monday.
As two of the world’s largest democracies with vast populations and growing economies, Indonesia and India could play a pivotal role in addressing today’s global challenges and ambitions, participants argued. Yet they lamented how limited familiarity and underused ties have kept the two nations from forging deeper collaboration.
Dozens of international experts and diplomats gathered in Central Jakarta for the second India-Indonesia Track 1.5 Dialogue, hosted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to explore charting closer ties amid shifts in global power balances.
The talks, held just months after President Prabowo Subianto met with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi to elevate bilateral ties across multiple sectors, underscored how the two nations are only beginning to tap the potential of their long-underused partnership, with much work still needed to translate ambition into real cooperation.
While the two countries share a plethora of common interests and aspirations, including defense, maritime security, trade and energy transition, CSIS executive director Yose Rizal Damuri noted that differing priorities and limited familiarity have kept the relationship from reaching its full potential.
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“We recognize a deep gap between the potentials of the bilateral relations and the lack of knowledge between the two countries. [...] We need to do more in understanding and building trust with each other,” Yose said.
