Indonesian President, R-Day chief guest, to meet Modi today

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with NCC cadets, NSS volunteers, and tableaux artistes participating successful the Republic Day parade, astatine his residence, Friday. PTI

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, who is visiting India arsenic the main impermanent for Republic Day celebrations, volition conscionable PM Narendra Modi Saturday arsenic the 2 sides look to fortify their political, defence and information cooperation.

According to sources, President Subianto, who arrived Thursday connected his archetypal authorities sojourn to India aft assuming bureau successful October 2024, volition reappraisal the full gamut of bilateral practice — from political, defence and commercialized to healthcare, integer technologies, vigor and tourism. There could besides beryllium an announcement connected the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, which Indonesia is keen to procure from India.

Indonesia has been successful talks with BrahMos Aerospace, a associated task betwixt India and Russia, to procure a shore-based mentation of the mid-range missiles and a mentation that tin beryllium mounted connected warships. Last December, Indonesian Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin had said that “collaboration connected precocious technology, specified arsenic BrahMos,” was 1 of the highlights of discussions with the visiting Indian Navy main Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi.

Several MoUs and announcements are apt to beryllium concluded during Subianto’s visit, sources said. The 3rd CEOs Forum volition besides beryllium held connected the sidelines of the visit.

On Friday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar posted connected X: “Pleased to telephone connected President Prabowo Subianto @prabowo of Indonesia astatine the commencement of his State Visit to India. Value his guidance and affirmative sentiments for the improvement of our multifaceted bilateral ties. President @prabowo’s information arsenic Chief Guest successful India’s 76th Republic Day volition beryllium a fitting solemnisation of our cherished friendship.”

The Indonesian President is besides scheduled to conscionable President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Singh Dhankhar.

Subianto is the 4th Indonesian person invited by India to be its Republic Day celebrations arsenic main guest: In 1950, erstwhile India celebrated its archetypal Republic Day, it was President Sukarno. This year, a 352-member marching and set contingent from Indonesia volition beryllium participating successful Republic Day parade. It’s the archetypal clip an Indonesian marching and set contingent is taking portion successful a nationalist time parade abroad.

Describing the India-Indonesia ties arsenic “warm and friendly… spanning implicit millennia”, the MEA said, “As a Comprehensive Strategic Partner, Indonesia is an important pillar successful India’s Act East Policy and our imaginativeness of the Indo-Pacific.”

Modi had met President Subianto connected the sidelines of G20 Summit successful Rio de Janeiro successful 2024. This was the archetypal gathering betwixt them.

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