Indonesia

The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) reported on Tuesday that the volcano in the Sunda Strait located between Java and Sumatra islands erupted at 04:12 a.m., 05:38 a.m., 07:43 a.m., and 12:21 p.m., respectively. The longest eruption on the day lasted for two minutes and 26 seconds, Xinhua news agency reoported.

Addressing a gathering of the Indian diaspora in Bali, he said that in 2018, when Indonesia was affected by an earthquake, India immediately started operation Samudra Maitri. "That year (2018) when I came to Jakarta, I had said that India and Indonesia may be 90 nautical miles apart, but in reality, we are not 90 nautical miles apart but 90 nautical miles close," he said.

Faizasyah was reluctant to name the other three leaders who have not declared their presence for security reasons, reports Xinhua news agency. "This is related to security aspects and other things that need to be taken care of before the event," the spokesperson told a virtual press conference.

The G20, President Widodo said, plays a catalyst role in the recovery of the world economy, adding that he had telephone conversations with both leaders of Russia and Ukraine this week. "Indonesia wants to unite the G20. Do not let there be a split. Peace and stability are the keys to the world economic development."

The deal came after Indonesia's Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto met his French counterpart Florence Parly here on Thursday, reports Xinhua news agency. The warplane purchase agreement was signed by the CEO of French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier, and the head of the Defence Infrastructure Agency of Indonesia's Defence Ministry, Yusuf Jauhari.

While not inclined to make the spat with China public, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has pursued Jakarta's traditional diplomatic approach of being equidistant from both the United States and China. Like most other ASEAN countries, Indonesia doesn't want to take sides between the two rival powers despite all the Chinese bullying. And he adopted a clever strategy of roping in Britain and Russia to deal with the Chinese pressure.

Under the stewardship of Joe Biden, who took over as the President in January, Washington has spent an entire year trying to wriggle back into a global vacuum created by previous president Donald Trump's inward-looking policies. US officials have traversed the globe reassuring governments that it can be depended upon against an aggressive China.