India and Indonesia on Tuesday signed 14 agreements spanning defence, maritime security, telecommunications, healthcare, agriculture, critical minerals and space cooperation, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto agreed to deepen their countries’ Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
The agreements, announced following bilateral talks in Jakarta, include cooperation on the BrahMos missile system, air-to-air missiles, maritime security, disaster management, telecommunications, medical product regulation, agriculture, research and technology, and critical minerals. The two sides also unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening economic, educational and cultural ties.
In one of the key strategic outcomes of the visit, India and Indonesia agreed to cooperate on the BrahMos missile system and signed an air-to-air missile cooperation agreement, reflecting growing defence ties between the two countries. The two governments also extended their maritime safety and security cooperation framework, signed a disaster management agreement, and announced the deployment of an Indonesian liaison officer at India’s Information Fusion Centre–Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), further strengthening maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
The leaders also signed agreements to expand cooperation in telecommunications technologies, research, technology and innovation, and the exploration and peaceful use of outer space.
On the economic front, India and Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in minerals and steel supply chains. State-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Indonesia’s PT Krakatau Steel will establish a joint venture to manufacture stainless steel slabs in Indonesia. Another agreement between India’s Non-Ferrous Materials Technology Development Centre (NFTDC), Midwest Ltd and Indonesia’s PT PERMINAS aims to develop rare earth magnets, supporting efforts to build resilient supply chains for critical minerals.
The two countries also signed agreements covering agriculture and allied sectors, medical product regulation and collaboration in health workforce development. India announced it would supply 100 tonnes of high-quality DWR-162 wheat seeds to Indonesia to support the country’s food security.
In higher education, Modi announced that the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore will establish its first overseas branch campus at Indonesia’s Singhasari Special Economic Zone, a move expected to benefit students across the ASEAN region.
The two sides also agreed to establish the Indonesia Open Network (ION), modelled on India’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), to promote digital commerce and strengthen cooperation in digital public infrastructure.
India will also assist Indonesia in the conservation and restoration of the UNESCO-listed Prambanan Temple complex in Yogyakarta. The two countries will jointly commemorate the centenary of Rabindranath Tagore’s visit to Indonesia as the “Tagore-Dewantara Year of Cultural and Educational Diplomacy.”
An agreement was also signed between the Election Commission of India and Indonesia’s General Elections Commission to strengthen cooperation in electoral management.
Addressing a joint press statement after the talks, Modi said India and Indonesia were entering a “golden new chapter” in their bilateral relationship, describing the partnership as one that had gained “new energy, greater confidence and deeper strategic depth.” He reaffirmed India’s support for ASEAN centrality in the Indo-Pacific and reiterated New Delhi’s support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The visit marks one of the most substantive expansions of India-Indonesia ties in recent years, with the two countries broadening cooperation across defence, strategic industries, technology, education and regional security amid increasing geopolitical competition in the Indo-Pacific.