G-20 targets raising $1.5 billion for global pandemic fund
Indonesia Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said in an interview the US, European Union, Indonesia, Singapore and Germany have pledged about $1.1 billion to the fund so far.
Geopolitics
Retno calls for ‘strategic trust’ toward peaceful, prosperous Indo-Pacific
She also warned that what happened in Ukraine could happen in the Indo-Pacific if the region was not careful.
Vietnam, India agree to foster deeper partnership
Meeting in New Delhi, the foreign ministers shared their delight at the progress of the Vietnam-India ties, even during the pandemic.
Indonesia to push for ratification of UN treaty on enforced disappearance
It is the only one of the UN’s nine core conventions on international human rights that Indonesia has yet to ratify.
Jokowi set to play an unexpected global role as peacebroker
President Jokowi may have never expected the UN to ask him to play a global role, especially in brokering peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Stateless refugees and the calculus of human worth
World Refugee Day is a good day to talk about how our world deals with statelessness. But maybe the conversation ought to start with the state.
The potential of Indonesia’s humanitarian leadership
Considering the size of its population, the strength of its democracy, its diversity and its human and values-based conduct, Indonesia has earned the respect of the international…
Making sense of the sound and fury of strategic theatre at the Shangri-La Dialogue
The conjoining of two strategic theatres - Asia and Europe - stood out as a clear theme of this year's event.
Can the ‘fringe’ make the BJP cringe?
India is in hot water over derogatory remarks about Prophet Muhammad made by two ruling party leaders.
With eye on China, India, ASEAN to deepen partnership
The two sides agreed to achieve the full potential of ASEAN-India trade and economic partnership, including through effective implementation of the ASEAN-India Free Trade Area.