India and Indonesia exchange MoUs on health, traditional medicine and digital development during Prabowo's State Visit
India and Indonesia announced MoUs on health, traditional medicine quality assurance and digital development, and a 2025-28 cultural exchange programme, during President Prabowo Subianto's State Visit on 25 January 2025.
Summary
India and Indonesia announced outcomes of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's State Visit in New Delhi on 25 January 2025, including MoUs on health cooperation, traditional medicine quality assurance (between the Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy and the Indonesian Food and Drug Authority) and digital development, and a Cultural Exchange Programme for 2025-28. The co-chairs of the 3rd India-Indonesia CEOs Forum presented their joint report. President Droupadi Murmu hosted Prabowo at Rashtrapati Bhavan on his first State Visit to India, recalling that Indonesia's President Sukarno was chief guest at India's first Republic Day in 1950, and congratulated Indonesia on joining BRICS.
Key facts
- Date
- 25 January 2025, New Delhi
- Visitor
- President Prabowo Subianto (first State Visit to India)
- MoUs
- Health; traditional medicine quality assurance; digital development
- Culture
- Cultural Exchange Programme 2025-28
- Business
- 3rd India-Indonesia CEOs Forum report
- History
- Sukarno was chief guest at India's first Republic Day, 1950
- BRICS
- Indonesia joined as member
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which Indonesian President was the chief guest at India's first Republic Day in 1950, as recalled during Prabowo Subianto's 2025 visit?
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Correct answer: A — Sukarno
PIB 2096322: President Murmu noted that 75 years ago, at the first Republic Day in 1950, President Sukarno of Indonesia was the chief guest.
Consider the following outcomes of the Indonesian President's State Visit to India in January 2025: 1. An MoU on traditional medicine quality assurance with the Indonesian Food and Drug Authority. 2. A Cultural Exchange Programme for 2025-28. 3. An MoU on space cooperation between ISRO and Indonesia's space agency. Which of the above were listed among the outcomes?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB 2096278: outcomes included the traditional medicine MoU (PCIM&H–Indonesian FDA), MoUs on health and digital development and a 2025-28 cultural exchange programme; no space MoU was listed.
Which edition of the India-Indonesia CEOs Forum presented its joint report during the January 2025 State Visit?
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Correct answer: C — 3rd
PIB 2096278: the co-chairs of the 3rd India-Indonesia CEOs Forum presented their joint report.