Jakarta, July 7 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a leader he deeply admires, saying he had studied and adopted several of PM Modi's policies.

Speaking at the Indian diaspora event in Jakarta, President Prabowo referred to Indonesia's deep connection with Indian culture and said the country's language draws heavily from Sanskrit.

The Indonesian President, who spoke before PM Modi, said Indonesians must learn from the experience of India and the civilization, its culture are strongly influenced by Indian civilization.

"I don't want to be involved in domestic Indian politics. I'm a friend of all Indians but I want to admit one thing and my close associates and colleagues will te...