NEW DELHI: India and Indonesia have agreed to upgrade their ties to complete strategic partnership as the two international locations signed 15 agreements together with one on defence cooperation after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesia President Joko Widodo in Jakarta.
The two leaders highlighted potential spaces of cooperation in marine, economic system, and socio-culture as well as discussed regional and world problems.
The spotlight of Prime Minister Modi’s Indonesia visit, strategically talking, was once the military access India got to the rustic’s Sabang port. That provides to our rising naval heft within the neighbourhood.
With this, India now has access to four vital ports out of the country:
SABANG, INDONESIA: Its place on the mouth of Malacca Strait makes it crucial. Malacca Strait is the main delivery lane between Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean and one of the busiest sea routes. The deep sea port (deep sufficient for submarines too) will lend a hand counter China's rising maritime influence within the area.
DUQM, OMAN: India won military access to the port on Oman’s southern coast this yr. Duqm, on the northwestern fringe of Indian Ocean, provides simple access to Red Sea
CHABAHAR, IRAN: This one is just about Pakistan's Gwadar port where China has invested closely. It also falls on the North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC) that hyperlinks India to Central Asia and Europe
ASSUMPTION ISLAND, SEYCHELLES: On paper, this is purely an infrastructure undertaking. The agreement had to be revised due to political opposition in Seychelles but widely it alerts a step ahead for India’s strategic pursuits
The two leaders highlighted potential spaces of cooperation in marine, economic system, and socio-culture as well as discussed regional and world problems.
The spotlight of Prime Minister Modi’s Indonesia visit, strategically talking, was once the military access India got to the rustic’s Sabang port. That provides to our rising naval heft within the neighbourhood.
With this, India now has access to four vital ports out of the country:
SABANG, INDONESIA: Its place on the mouth of Malacca Strait makes it crucial. Malacca Strait is the main delivery lane between Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean and one of the busiest sea routes. The deep sea port (deep sufficient for submarines too) will lend a hand counter China's rising maritime influence within the area.
DUQM, OMAN: India won military access to the port on Oman’s southern coast this yr. Duqm, on the northwestern fringe of Indian Ocean, provides simple access to Red Sea
CHABAHAR, IRAN: This one is just about Pakistan's Gwadar port where China has invested closely. It also falls on the North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC) that hyperlinks India to Central Asia and Europe
ASSUMPTION ISLAND, SEYCHELLES: On paper, this is purely an infrastructure undertaking. The agreement had to be revised due to political opposition in Seychelles but widely it alerts a step ahead for India’s strategic pursuits
India’s coastline now 'extends' from Seychelles to Indonesia
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