Originally Posted by
Lookleft
HH Australia has trained and supported the TNI for a very long time. You just would not have heard about it on the other side of the world. Its not only the military cooperation but also the Australian Federal Police have regular contact with their Indonesian counterparts regarding security and terrorism activities.
I was talking more along the lines of a strategic partnership arising due mutual threats emerging : such as an aggressive China or a reduced US Pacific commitment. There's plenty written about this but the limitation of a meaningful push-back against Chinese soft and hard power policies and increasing military presence is Indonesia's dilapidated military. And RAND studies place such an importance on stealth in countering Chinese military strength in the South China seas, Indonesia is arguably a decade away from acquiring this technology.