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THE SABANG AND ACEH-ANDAMANS INITIATIVES: BEYOND BASE, ACCESS AND BALANCING
The Indonesian city of Sabang that overlooks the Andaman Sea and global maritime traffic passing through Strait of Malacca became a matter of much Indian interest in May 2018[1] when Indonesia’s then Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs,…

INDIA AND INDONESIA- STRENGTHENING MARITIME RELATIONS
India and Indonesia are maritime neighbours with a symbiotic relationship which can be utilised towards developing maritime cooperation in the region. The distance between India's Andaman Islands and Indonesia's Aceh is not more than 80 nautical…

MARITIME COOPERATION AS A THRUST AREA BETWEEN INDIA AND INDONESIA
The upcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, to Indonesia (later this month),is reflective of the strong desire of both the countries to work more closely together, in the face of the ‘rapidly evolving strategic realities’…
Image Credits: Asia TimesINDONESIA’S DEFENCE WHITE PAPER 2015: A BOOST FOR ‘GLOBAL MARITIME FULCRUM’?
The latest version of Indonesia’s Defence White Paper (DWP) was released in end April 2016. By that time, the Indonesian President Jokowi had completed over a year in office. The DWP says that given Indonesia’s geo-strategic location, it…
