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After PM Narendra Modi’s meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, the two sides signed agreements, including ones on outer space cooperation, railways and health.Prime Minister Narendra Modi,walks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo upon arrival at the National Monument Monas for an India-Indonesia kite exhibition in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday 30, 2018
India and Indonesia on Wednesday agreed to step up their defence and raising the level of their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership after the meeting in Jakarta between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
The highlights of the visit included India agreeing to develop the strategically important Indonesian port Sabang in the Indian Ocean, close to the Andamans and the two sides unveiling a vision document for the the first of its kind between India and a south-east Asian country, and dealing with an area where China is increasing its footprint.
The two sides also signed 15 agreements including ones on enhanced defence cooperation, outer space cooperation, railways and health.
Prime Minister Modi, in his first visit to Indonesia, which has the world’s highest population of Muslims, spoke about India’s special ties with Indonesia, and the need to find common ground in the two countries’ strategies and visions for the region.
“In today’s changing scenario in the Indo-Pacific region, we (India and Indonesia) are geostrategically located. Under India’s Act East policy, we have SAGAR — Security and Growth for All in the Region — which matches with President Widodo’s Global Maritime Fulcrum,” Modi said.
