Indonesia–India: Building a Green Economy, Tourism, and Entrepreneurship Partnership for a Sustainable Future
by Sandiaga S. Uno, Entrepreneur, Former Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia (2020–2024) The relationship between Indonesia and India has always felt personal to me. As a child, some of my favorite comic books were the trilogies Mahabharata, Baratayudha, and Pandawa Sedha. Among them, the Bhagavad Gita left the deepest impression. Through these […]
From Dialogue to Delivery: Making Sustainability Work for Indonesian Business
An institutional perspective from Indonesia Economic Forum, execution partner for SETAP activities within the Green Blue Nexus Initiative. Indonesia does not need another sustainability conversation that ends when the room empties. The country already has ambition, policy direction, capable institutions, technology providers, financiers, and businesses willing to adapt. Over the past decade, Indonesia has established […]
Time for Indonesia and India to Strengthen a Mutually Beneficial Partnership
By Primus Dorimulu, Co-Founder & CEO, InvestorTrust Media Indonesia and India have shared thousands of years of history. Today, the time has come for both countries not only to inherit that remarkable past, but to build a better future together—one that enables both nations to play an increasingly influential role on the global stage. Prime […]
Two Democracies, One Digital Commons: What Modi’s Jakarta Visit Means for the Small Seller and the Small Buyer
By T Koshy, Founding MD & CEO ONDC India, Advisory Council Member, Indonesia Open Network When Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Jakarta on July 7, the cameras will fixate on the ceremonial handshakes, the trade communiqués, the strategic-partnership language that state visits are built to produce. But the piece of this relationship most likely […]
The Invisible Bridge: How Digital Infrastructure Is Quietly Redefining the India–Indonesia Relationship
By Sachin V. Gopalan, Founder, Indonesia Economic Forum When Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Jakarta on July 7, his visit will be viewed through many lenses. Diplomats will focus on strategic partnerships. Business leaders will look for new investment opportunities. Security analysts will examine the evolving balance of power across the Indo-Pacific. Yet beneath […]
The President’s DNA signals resurgent Civilizational Diplomacy
by Satish Chandra Mishra, Founder, The Arthashastra Institute Indonesia When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono elevated bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership in 2005, they were doing more than signing a framework document. They were reaching back across centuries to announce that India and Indonesia are not merely neighbors by geography […]
Indonesia and India: Building the Next Engine of Asian Growth
By Dr. (HC) Setyono Djuandi Darmono, Founder & Chairman, Jababeka Group & Founder, President University The forthcoming State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Indonesia marks more than another diplomatic engagement. It represents an opportunity to elevate one of Asia’s oldest relationships into one of its most important strategic partnerships for the twenty-first century. […]
Learning from India’s ONDC: Unlocking New Business Models for Indonesia’s Digital Economy
by Dr Bayu Prawira Hie When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Indonesia in early July 2026, discussions will naturally focus on strengthening bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, defense, energy, and geopolitical partnerships. These are important agendas that reflect the growing strategic relationship between two of Asia’s largest democracies. Yet another opportunity […]