Indonesian Prez arrives for R-Day, ties on agenda

Energy, food security and defence and security ties will be the centrepiece of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's visit to India to participate as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on Sunday.

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI:

India's engagements with Indonesia, both bilaterally in areas such as trade and maritime security, and on the global stage through forums such as the G20 and minilaterals such as the India-Australia-Indonesia group, have increased in recent years and New Delhi perceives Jakarta as a key partner for the Indo-Pacific.

This is Prabowo's first trip to India as head of state, though he is the fourth Indonesian leader to be chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations. President Sukarno was the chief guest at the first Republic Day in 1950, and the others who joined the event were Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2011) and Joko Widodo (2018, along with other Asean leaders).