Indonesia Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Sun, 30 Aug 2026

• Fifteen-year-old Indian shuttler Tanvi Patri from Odisha won the Polytron Pontianak International Challenge in Indonesia on 30 August 2026, her maiden senior international title.

Wed, 08 Jul 2026

• PM Narendra Modi visited the UNESCO World Heritage Prambanan Temple Complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on 8 July 2026 and, with President Prabowo Subianto, unveiled a plaque starting ASI's conservation project there.

Tue, 07 Jul 2026

• PM Narendra Modi and President Prabowo Subianto held official talks at Istana Merdeka, Jakarta, on 7 July 2026 during the PM's State Visit to Indonesia (6–8 July), with 14 agreements including BrahMos cooperation.
• PM Narendra Modi announced on 7 July 2026 that IIM Bangalore will set up its first international campus at Singhasari SEZ, Malang, Indonesia.
• President Prabowo Subianto conferred the 'Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia', the country's highest civilian honour, on PM Narendra Modi on 7 July 2026.

Tue, 21 Apr 2026

• Indian Navy offshore patrol vessel INS Sunayna, deployed under the IOS SAGAR initiative, arrived at Jakarta, Indonesia, on 21 April 2026 for the third port call of its deployment.

Sun, 25 Jan 2026

• The Navy's First Training Squadron (INS Tir, Shardul, Sujata and ICGS Sarathi) departed Belawan, Indonesia, on 23 January 2026 after a three-day port call.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026

• Ships of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron — INS Tir, INS Shardul and INS Sujata, with ICGS Sarathi — made a port call at Belawan, Indonesia, on 20 January 2026.

Wed, 07 Jan 2026

• The Indian Navy said on 7 January 2026 that its First Training Squadron — INS Tir, Shardul, Sujata and ICGS Sarathi — will make a Long Range Training Deployment to South East Asia for the 110th Integrated Officers' Training Course, with port calls in Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.

Thu, 27 Nov 2025

• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Indonesian Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin co-chaired the third India–Indonesia Defence Ministers' Dialogue in New Delhi on 27 November 2025.

Wed, 22 Oct 2025

• India moved up to 9th place globally in total forest area, from 10th, and kept 3rd place in annual forest area gain, according to the FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment (GFRA) 2025 released in Bali (PIB, 22 October 2025).

Wed, 15 Oct 2025

• The Indian Navy hosted the fifth edition of the India–Indonesia bilateral maritime exercise 'Samudra Shakti 2025' at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, from 14 to 17 October 2025, with INS Kavaratti and Indonesian corvette KRI John Lie.