Relationship dossier
India
Indonesia
Relationship assessment
India and Indonesia sustain a strategic partnership with defense and maritime cooperation.
India toward Indonesia
+40India has developed defense and maritime cooperation with Indonesia, including bilateral naval exercises such as Samudra Shakti. India and Indonesia elevated their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2018, providing a framework for broader cooperation.
Indonesia toward India
+40Indonesia has pursued defense and maritime cooperation with India, including bilateral naval exercises such as Samudra Shakti. Indonesia and India elevated their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2018, supporting continued bilateral engagement.
Overall relationship
+40The enduring relationship is grounded in a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and sustained defense and maritime cooperation, including bilateral naval exercises. These arrangements support a substantially cooperative relationship, though the countries are not formal allies and the precise scope of some initiatives is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
India and Indonesia maintain a sustained strategic partnership, with cooperation spanning defense, maritime security and regional affairs. The relationship was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2018, and the countries conduct bilateral naval exercises, including Samudra Shakti. Their cooperation is substantial but does not amount to an alliance, and the scope and implementation of some defense and maritime initiatives remain unclear.
Key developments
India and Indonesia elevated their bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
India and Indonesia began the bilateral naval exercise Samudra Shakti.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and scope of bilateral maritime cooperation initiatives are unclear.
- The extent of defense procurement cooperation is uncertain.