By: Fauzia Cempaka Timur and Curie Maharani - When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta, defense and maritime cooperation will undoubtedly top the agenda. Yet, beyond the symbolism of high-level summits, both nations urgently require a clear, long-term strategy to build a sustainable partnership, one capable of enduring successive changes in political leadership.

Indo Pacific Strategic Intelligence (ISI) welcomed a delegation from the Australian Department of Defence, led by Amb. Bernard Philip, First Assistant Secretary, International Policy Division, and Ms. Alanna McKay, Assistant Secretary, Southeast Asia Branch. The delegation was welcomed by ISI Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Council, Dr. Muhammad Hadianto, Director of Research and Development, Dr. Ian Montratama, and Advisor on Defence Strategy and Industry LTG (Ret) Dr.

Abstract The 2026 Iran conflict, involving U.S. and Israeli strike operations, Iranian missile-and-drone responses, and a wider regional dimension, highlighted several features of contemporary warfare that are directly relevant to Indonesia: massed drones and missiles, pressure on air-defense inventories, kill-chain competition, survivable launch networks, and the economic logic of the cost-exchange ratio. For an archipelagic state with vast maritime responsibilities and fini

by: Captain KS Vikramaditya INTRODUCTION: WHEN INFRASTRUCTURE BECOMES STRATEGY The Indo-Pacific is not simply a geographic designation. It is the beating heart of the global economy – a region that accounts for nearly two-thirds of global GDP, approximately 60 per cent of global maritime trade, and close to 70 per cent of seaborne energy flows.[1] Through its straits and sea lanes, trillions of dollars in goods, energy cargoes, and financial data move every day. The Strait

Indo Pacific Strategic Intelligence (ISI) and the Forum Sinology Indonesia (FSI) have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a significant step toward strengthening cooperation in academic and research activities.