Jakarta, July 13 -- On a sunny day in early July 2026, President Prabowo Subianto bestowed upon Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Adipurna Star of the Republic of Indonesia.

The nation's highest civilian honor symbolized decades of deep-rooted friendship.

The decoration, however, only partly reflected the breadth of diplomatic gains Modi brought home from his intensive engagements with Prabowo from July 6 to 9.

He began his Indonesian itinerary with talks at the Merdeka Palace, marking a high-profile reunion with the president.

The two leaders subsequently witnessed the signing of 16 landmark cooperation documents.

The deliverables spanned fields of critical mutual interest, ranging from maritime security to missile procurement...