ASEAN

Joint sea drills with Russia signal start of Indonesian foreign policy shift

Joint sea drills with Russia signal start of Indonesian foreign policy shift

  • Indonesia's new president, Prabowo Subianto, has called for stronger ties with Moscow despite Western pressure on Jakarta
  • Prabowo has visited more than a dozen countries including China and Australia, where he struck a key security deal
  • Jakarta has also kickstarted a process to join the BRICS group of emerging economies
By AFP ·