Jakarta, July 8 -- India and Indonesia held extensive discussions on expanding maritime cooperation, including collaboration on India's Great Nicobar Island project and Indonesia's Sabang Port, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's State Visit to Indonesia, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.

Speaking to the media in a special press briefing after PM Modi's talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, the Secretary (East) in MEA, Rudrendra Tandon, said maritime cooperation figured prominently in discussions between PM Modi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

"You will recall that when the Prime Minister visited Indonesia in 2018, both countries had unveiled a shared vision on maritime cooperation. So ther...