India, July 8 -- During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jakarta, India and Indonesia have cemented their defence relationship with the former signing two agreements showing intent in principle to buy 300 km range surface to surface and air launched BrahMos supersonic missile and 100 km plus range Astra beyond visual range air to air missile from India.

India and Indonesia have also decided to jointly develop the Sabang-Aceh port, which sits on the mouth of crucial Malacca Straits and is mere 160 kilometers from India's Great Nicobar Project, which includes a transshipment hub at Campbell Bay. With more than 23 million barrels of oil passing through and an estimated USD 3-7 trillion worth of trade transiting through this narrow ch...