Ahmad Adil and Saadet Gokce
07 July 2026•Update: 08 July 2026
India will supply Indonesia with the Brahmos cruise missile system and beyond-visual-range missiles, officials said Tuesday.
This comes as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in the capital Jakarta.
New Delhi said the leaders reviewed the “full spectrum” of India-Indonesia comprehensive strategic partnership encompassing trade and investment, defense and security, maritime cooperation and other sectors.
“Both leaders also discussed issues of global and multilateral interest and reaffirmed their shared commitment to peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific,” Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal wrote on the US social media platform X.
The talks concluded with 20 outcomes, including cooperation on the BrahMos missile system, an air-to-air missile cooperation agreement, and a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in minerals and steel supply chain technology.
In a joint news conference with Modi, the Indonesian president reaffirmed Jakarta's commitment to developing ports in Indonesia's Sabang, Aceh, and India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Prabowo said that the two sides are committed to increasing bilateral trade by accelerating discussions on the Indonesia-India Preferential Trade Agreement, as well as reviewing and upgrading the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement.
Touching on the current global situation, he said the two sides support stronger cooperation on energy security, including the development of solar power projects and the exchange of nuclear technology and expertise.
Prabowo also said that both countries support a two-state Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Modi is currently visiting Indonesia. It is his first bilateral visit since India and Indonesia elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2018.
India and Indonesia cooperate across a wide range of military activities, while bilateral trade totaled $29.4 billion in the 2023-24 fiscal year.
Modi said Tuesday he was “confident that a golden chapter of India-Indonesia partnership begins today.”
During remarks to the media, Modi said that in an era of “global turmoil,” India believes the “role of dialogue and diplomacy has become more important than ever before.”
