(File)Despite their proximity, physical and cultural, the strategic distance between Delhi and Jakarta has been incredibly vast. India and Indonesia are slowly but surely breaking out of the foreign policy mindsets shaped for long by non-alignment. Now, as the Asian waters open up to great power contestation, Jakarta can no longer remain sea blind. As they respond to the long-ignored maritime imperative, Delhi and Jakarta may have finally found an anchor for their strategic partnership. Although India and Indonesia have a shared sea frontier in the Indian Ocean, there was little maritime business between the two.

Source: Indian Express May 27, 2018 18:33 UTC