Jakarta, July 7 -- President Prabowo Subianto and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed the signing and announcement of 16 cooperation agreements on Tuesday, expanding bilateral ties in defense, space, healthcare, agriculture, technology and education.

The agreements include government-to-government partnerships and business-to-business deals covering space, defense, healthcare, agriculture, telecommunications, education and other strategic sectors.

The signing ceremony formed part of Modi's state visit to Indonesia.

Proceedings began with the exchange of an extended cooperation agreement between Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the peaceful explorat...