Pakistan can contribute by becoming a partner and investor in major energy projects of Indonesia: Drs. Berlian

• Adam Mulwaraman Tugio, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Pakistan concluded the session with his remarks that there is a need for Pakistan and Indonesia to cooperate in various sectors.

ISLAMABAD, APR 14: The Third Session of the International Online Internship Program, “Contemporary Dynamics of Indonesia” was held. The internship program is jointly organized by the Embassy of Indonesia to Pakistan and the Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad.

The theme of the third session was “Indonesia’s Foreign Policy and Global Maritime Fulcrum ” and the speaker for this session was Drs. Berlian Helmy, M. Ec, Director of Ideology and Politics from National Resilience Institute, Indonesia.

Drs. Berlian discussed the components of the current efforts in-focus and foreign policies to strengthen and deepen the participation of Indonesia in the Global Maritime.

According to him the basic nature and the initial priority for the Indonesian Foreign Policy is to get engaged with the outside world. There is a certain ‘Global Maritime Ambition’ to project the country as a Maritime State. Therefore, the ambition of the Global Maritime Fulcrum is devised on five basic pillars where the rebuilding of the infrastructure of the shipping industry, application of maritime diplomacy, and Maritime Power to Protect is the priority for peaceful maritime relations.

Drs. Berlian also explained the contributions of Indonesia, Implementations of policies, tools to regulate those policies, and challenges –procedurally being overcome. He discussed that it is of vital significance for Indonesia to establish the combatting modules and the protection zones in the Asia Pacific Maritime, while the high standard ports, cost-efficient and effective markets are driving the Maritime connectivity. He also signified foreign policy to be a realm where the chances for the boundaries cooperation and exercises would thrive between the Pacific and the Indian ocean.

Furthermore, acknowledging the role of Pakistan and her ties with Indonesia, Drs. Berlian stated that Pakistan can contribute in two major ways; by becoming a partner and investor in major energy projects of Indonesia and setting up a joint military cooperation scheme in the Indo-Pacific linkups which would decrease the potential tensions and harmonize the revolutionizing Maritime structure in the global maritime Fulcrum.

Adam Mulwaraman Tugio, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Pakistan concluded the session with his remarks that there is a need for Pakistan and Indonesia to cooperate in various sectors.

The session was moderated by Ms. Palwasha Nawaz, Project Executive, Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad. Masters and Ph.D. level Students from across Pakistan are a part of this Online International Internship Program. This program will equip them with the knowledge of the contemporary dynamics of Indonesia and its various sectors.

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COURTESY CGSS 

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