Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Indonesia is being viewed as a key opportunity to deepen one of the Indo-Pacific’s most strategically important partnerships. As two of the region’s largest democracies, major maritime powers, G20 members and leading voices of the Global South, India and Indonesia share strong historical and strategic ties.
Iran has announced that it will retain exclusive oversight of the Strait of Hormuz for the next 30 days, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stating that no other country has authority over the strategic waterway during this period.
