New Delhi, June 10 -- The invitation from Moscow was extended in April, at the Kremlin, when Vladimir Putin sat across from Prabowo Subianto and asked him to come back. On Wednesday, Jakarta said he likely will.

qualified, as Indonesian diplomatic language tends to be - signals that Southeast Asia's largest democracy intends to send its head of state to a gathering that carries uncommon weight for a regional grouping that has spent four years threading the needle between Moscow and the West.

"The schedule always remains flexible," Oegroseno said Wednesday. "Some guests who planned to attend ultimately cancel their trips due to various circumstances in their own countries." Jakarta is still waiting for the official program from the summi...