People close to President Jokowi are planning to compete in the 2024 regional head elections. The Presidential Palace is helping pave the way.

The fintech lending business is increasingly losing steam. Returns continue to decline while fund owners are opting for other investment portfolios.

Indonesia's economy poses some hurdles in continuing its growth trajectory. Political transition adds uncertainty.

A lawyer from Surabaya is mentioned in a report on ethical violations by judges submitted to the Judicial Commission. The lawyer’s name also appears in the corruption case of the Supreme Court judge.

PKB General Chair Muhaimin Iskandar explains the odds of his party joining Prabowo Subianto’s coalition.

Satellite-based trackers prove that plastic waste from Cisadane reaches as far as Africa. It is sea pollution that spans across oceans.

The free lunch program will burden the State Budget.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

A number of Jokowi’s ministers are busy producing simulations of the free lunch program. There is a risk it will become a cash cow.

There exists a hierarchy of books other than ‘literature’ and ‘non-literature’, namely ‘sastra’ and ‘susastra.’

CREW members of a foreign fishing vessel apprehended by officers of the Directorate-General of Marine and Fisheries Resources Supervision (PSDKP) at the PSDKP Base Port in Batam, Riau Islands, Saturday, May 4. The PSDKP patrol vessel successfully intercepted two Vietnamese-flagged vessels along with 20 crew members engaged in illegal fishing activities in the Natuna Sea. ANTARA/Teguh Prihatna

This year, Indonesia and India mark 75 years of diplomatic relations. However, the ties between the two nations have existed much longer, predating the establishment of the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of India. These connections span social, cultural, religious, economic, and trade aspects. But do those close ties of the past have any bearing on the present relationship? Why is there no direct flight between the capitals of the two countries?

Indian Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste, Sandeep Chakravorty, shares his views on this matter at TEMPO TALKS.