New Delhi, July 8 -- India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto sealed a major defense deal on Tuesday, allowing Jakarta to acquire the Indian BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles.

The agreement, part of over a dozen, was reached during Modi's three-day visit to Indonesia, the first stop of his overseas visit to Indo-Pacific nations. The deal, reached a day after China test-launched a long-range ballistic missile, is expected to boost India's defense exports and strategic cooperation between Jakarta and New Delhi.

Speaking alongside Modi after their talks at the Merdeka Palace, Indonesia's main presidential office, Prabowo hailed Modi's visit as a "historic milestone" in bilateral ties, saying the two ...