Economy

India and Indonesia have been in collaboration on a global and regional level ever since the two countries were liberated in the 20th century. Over the past four years, our collaboration has increased further. The relationship between India and Indonesia has reached new heights on a diplomatic, strategic and economic level, as the two...

While 2018 is unlikely to earn the description of a time of significant global trade cooperation, the year did end on a note of cautious optimism for advocates of open trade, when, at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, the US declared a 90-day truce in its 10-month-long trade war with China. It is hoped that this ceasefire will stand, leading to...

National elections on April 17, 2019 will determine the head of state for a five-year term ending in 2024, with the two candidates on the ballot offering differing views on how to manage the country’s $1trn economy. While holding different policy positions, the contenders in Indonesia’s presidential election are very familiar, with incumbent...

While the Republic of Indonesia is just over seven decades old in its current form, the South-east Asian nation of more than 17,000 islands has a much longer history. The name Indonesia was first used in 1850 by British anthropologist James Richardson Logan in reference to the extensive group of islands that was known at the time as the Indian...