Pertemuan Presiden Republik Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto dan Perdana Menteri (PM) India, Narendra Modi di Istana Merdeka, Jakarta menghasilkan 16 kesepakatan yang saling menguntungkan bagi kedua negara. Pada pertemuan yang digelar pada pada Selasa (07/07/2024), sejumlah nota kesepahaman atau memorandum of understanding (MoU) strategis antara Indonesia dan India telah disepakati bersama.
“Kami yakin kesepakatan-kesepakatan tersebut dapat segera diimplementasikan sehingga memberi hasil dan manfaat nyata bagi masyarakat kedua negara,” ucap Presiden Prabowo
Di hadapan Presiden Prabowo dan PM Modi, dokumen kerja sama yang dipertukarkan yaitu Extension of the Framework Agreement between the National Research and Innovation Agency Indonesia and the Indian Space Research Organisation on Cooperation in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes. Selain itu, Indonesia dan India juga mengumumkan 15 dokumen lainnya yang mencakup kerja sama di sejumlah bidang strategis, mulai dari pertahanan, energi, kesehatan, kebudayaan, hingga teknologi.
Adapun dokumen yang diumumkan yakni:
1. Protocol Extension of the Memorandum of Understanding on Maritime Safety and Security Cooperation;
2. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of Disaster Management;
3. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the the field of Minerals and Technologies for the Steel Supply Chain;
4. Implementing Arrangement (IA) on Health Workforce Collaboration;
5. Letter of Intent for the Conservation and Restoration of Prambanan Temple Complex, Indonesia;
6. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of Telecommunications Technologies and Services;
7. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of Medical Products Regulation;
8. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of Agriculture;
9. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of Management and Technology Utilisation in Elections;
10. Memorandum of Understanding on Research, Technology, and Innovation Cooperation;
11. Contract Signing for BrahMos Missile Defence System between BrahMos and the Ministry of Defence;
12. Air-to-Air Missile Cooperation Agreement between Bharat Dynamics and Republikorp;
13. Memorandum of Understanding between Non-Ferrous Materials Technology Development Centre (NFTDC), Midwest Ltds., and PT. Perusahaan Mineral Nasional (PERMINAS);
14. Strategic Joint Venture between Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and PT. Krakatau Steel; dan
15. Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and PT. Intelegensi Grahatama.
Kerja sama yang disepakati dalam pertemuan ini mencerminkan komitmen kuat Indonesia dan India untuk terus meningkatkan hubungan bilateral kedua negara. Melalui kolaborasi yang makin erat, Indonesia dan India berkomitmen menghadirkan manfaat nyata bagi kesejahteraan masyarakat, sekaligus berkontribusi dalam mewujudkan stabilitas dan kemakmuran kawasan maupun dunia. (BPMI Setpres)