Indonesia hands over G20 presidency to India

16 Nov 2022

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has officially handed over the G20 presidency to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the end of a summit of the bloc's leaders in Bali. India will officially assume the presidency on 1 December, 2022. PM Modi said that taking over the presidency of the grouping is...

‘India and Indonesia are connected by shared heritage’; says PM Modi

15 Nov 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressed an Indian community event in Bali on Tuesday. PM Modi is in Indonesia to attend the G20 Summit. Addressing the Indian community PM Modi said, "The accomplishments of the Indian diaspora make us proud… India and Indonesia are connected by shared heritage and culture.” Meanwhile,...

G20 Summit: PM Modi’s visit to Indonesia brief but very significant says Indian envoy

13 Nov 2022

As India will be taking over the G20 leadership beginning on December 1, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the summit from November 14 to 16 in Bali. The Indian Ambassador to Indonesia on Sunday, during an interaction with the media, said, "The prime minister's visit is short...

PM Modi to attend G20 Summit in Indonesia

11 Nov 2022

At the invitation of President Joko Widodo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the G20 Summit from 14 November to 16 November in Indonesia. Earlier on Thursday, the ministry of external affairs announced and said bilateral meets will also be held by PM Modi. Meanwhile, on 1 December, formally, India...

Indonesia discovers medicines containing ingredients linked to fatal kidney injury in children

20 Oct 2022

Some medicinal syrups available in Indonesia contained ingredients linked to fatal acute kidney injury (AKI) in children, according to the country's health minister, as the country investigates an increase in cases and 99 child deaths this year. Indonesia has temporarily banned the sale of all syrup-based medications and is closely...

This year, 99 children in Indonesia have died in acute kidney injury

19 Oct 2022

A health ministry official said on Wednesday that nearly 100 children in Indonesia have died from acute kidney injury (AKI) so far this year, as a team of experts investigates the rise in cases. The increase in fatalities coincides with the Gambia's government's investigation into the deaths of 70 children...

‘Action must be taken,’ says Indonesian minister, in response to stadium stampede deaths

03 Oct 2022

The Indonesian government demanded Monday that the perpetrators of a stadium stampede that killed 125 people be identified and punished, as outrage grew over one of football's deadliest disasters. On Saturday night in Malang, 323 people were injured after officers fired tear gas into a packed stadium to quell a...

129 killed, over 180 injured at soccer game in Indonesia

02 Oct 2022

In what appears to be one of the world's worst stadium disasters, at least 129 people were killed and over 180 more were injured at a soccer game in Indonesia following a stampede caused by a riot, according to Indonesian police. After the match in East Java province between Arema...

India, Indonesia Navies undertake 35th coordinated patrol

18 Dec 2020

New Delhi: The 35th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy is being conducted from 17 to 18 December 2020. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kulish, an indigenously built missile corvette along with P8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) will undertake coordinated patrol with...