India, July 5 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's forthcoming visit to Indonesia comes at a time when India has an opportunity to transform one of Asia's most under-realized bilateral relationships into one of its most valuable strategic partnerships. India and Indonesia are the two largest democracies in the Indo-Pacific, major maritime powers, G20 members, and influential voices of the Global South. Yet despite sharing strategic interests and civilizational ties, their contemporary partnership continues to underperform.

The visit should be viewed as an opportunity to create a framework for long-term cooperation rooted in mutual development, technological collaboration, maritime security, and shared economic resilience.

The relationship ...