Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono has arrived in the national capital to co-chair the 8th India-Indonesia Joint Commission Meeting alongside External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

“[The India-Indonesia Joint Commission Meeting] is happening after four years... In those four years, we have made good progress in our bilateral relations,” said MEA Jaishankar during the meeting with Mr. Sugiono. He mentioned that the President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “fruitful discussions” during Mr. Prabowo’s state visit to India ahead of the 76th Republic Day celebrations on January 2025.

In a move to further consolidate the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between India and Indonesia, the Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Sugiono, is set to hold crucial bilateral discussions aimed at expanding the scope of cooperation across multiple strategic sectors, according to an official statement.

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Accompanied by Indonesia’s lower house Representative Marlyn Maisarah, the Foreign Minister is leading a high-level delegation to the national capital. The highlight of the visit is the Joint Commission Meeting (JCM).

The meeting serves as a platform for both nations to review progress on commitments made during the State Visit of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in January 2025. The current discussions directly build upon a recent May 14 meeting, when Jaishankar met Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono in the national capital before the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting.

India and Indonesia — the two largest democracies in Southeast and South Asia — have seen their ties flourish since the elevation of the relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2018. This latest visit comes at a pivotal time for regional cooperation, with both nations actively participating in various ASEAN-led mechanisms and initiatives, such as the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (2026-2030).

(With ANI inputs)