INDIA-INDONESIA Companion Souls in a New Era

Printed in India by Airolite Printers Acknowledgements This event is in partnership with the Public Policy & Research division of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, and the Embassy of Indonesia in New Delhi. [...] Therefore on 23-24 September 2024, Gateway House and CSIS Indonesia, co-hosted the first-ever India- Indonesia Track 1.5 Dialogue, in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, through the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in New Delhi; supported by Government of Maharashtra, India, along with Indoram. [...] The two-day event focused on transforming India and Indonesia from the “companion souls” of Rabindranath Tagore’s 1927 journey to the geopolitical, geostrategic and geoeconomic partners of today, assisting each to expand their space on the global stage as the largest and third largest democracies. [...] Geopolitics • India and Indonesia recognise the importance of hosting the first-ever Track 1.5 Dialogue in a world in transition, with their newly elected governments moving from non-alignment, and the necessity therefore to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership. [...] The development of Sabang Port in Aceh Province, with its strategic access to the Andaman and Nicobar ל Islands (Campbell Bay, Nicobar, is 166 km from Sabang, Aceh) and the Indian Navy jointing the Malacca Straits Patrol (MSP), will reinforce the partnership.