INDONESIA
Jakarta Post-May 30

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jakarta on Wednesday has been much -awaited, and not just by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who has visited him twice. Indonesians like to greet those who’ve just returned home or those visiting with a rather annoying phrase only reserved for close friends and family: “Mana oleh olehnya?” (Where are your gifts?)

The Indian leader should be impressed by Jokowi’s seriousness about expanding their bilateral relationship. They are leaders of the world’s largest and second-largest democracies, having both come into power in 2014.

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First published in: The Jakarta Post