

Guarding the Nusantara gates: Why sea denial must anchor Indonesia's maritime defense
By: Ian Montratama - When Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Jakarta first week of July 2026, one item on the agenda deserves more public attention than it has received: Indonesia's acquisition of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, agreed in March and now reportedly expanding to a second battery. Beyond the headline of India's growing defense diplomacy, the deal signals something more consequential — Indonesia is finally assembling the hardware to match a strategic c
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