New Indonesian govt formed after February polls to take call on BrahMos, says envoy

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She added: “It is still on the table, but we need to see what will happen after February, because the cabinet cannot decide now on any strategic decisions because we are already entering the campaign next week. We need to see until the new government comes in.” Speaking at the ‘Diplomat Diaries’ hosted by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in New Delhi Monday, Ina Krishnamurthi, Indonesia’s ambassador to India, added that the BrahMos deal was delayed initially due to Covid. “Defence cooperation in terms of strategic weaponry or strategic products, the biggest challenge for Indonesia was that Covid-19 stopped the...