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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta. Modi's three-day visit aims to strengthen ties with Indonesia, which is India's largest trading partner among ASEAN countries. The two leaders have pledged to step up cooperation ranging from the maritime and defense sectors to cultural ties between the two countries. CGTN's Silkina Ahluwalia has more.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Indonesia is expected to further enhance bilateral cooperation within various areas including maritime, trade and investment.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo held a bilateral summit, where Prime Minister Modi was able to engage with the Indian community and CEOs from various businesses, in a bid to boost economic partnership between the two countries.

GANEWATI WURYANDARI INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ANALYST "In 2005, former Indonesian President Susilo Yudhoyono signed a strategic partnership with India. In 2011, both countries signed 11 MOUs to work together under several industries, but so far we have not seen many of them translate into concrete plans. So this visit will accelerate the relationship under those signed MOUs."

Ganewati says this visit is important because it will not only allow India and Indonesia to discuss issues concerning their respective countries, but also changes affecting the regional and global economy.

India is Indonesia's largest trading partner with bilateral trade reaching more than 18 billion US Dollars in 2017, an increase of 22 percent from 2016.

GANEWATI WURYANDARI INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ANALYST "The economic partnership between India and Indonesia is very beneficial for us, because we are at a surplus. Because of that, there is surely interest from India on how the country can further balance its trade relations with Indonesia."

Prime Minister Modi and President Widodo are also expected to discuss issues surrounding terrorism and how the two leaders can help each other in combatting extremism and radicalism.

GANEWATI WURYANDARI INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ANALYST "Terrorism is not a domestic issue. It's a transnational issue. We know that India, Indonesia and China have a strong relationship. That way they are able to easily work together to share information on what their countries can do to help reduce terrorism in Indonesia."

Indonesia and India have been strategic partners for more than a decade, and they are aiming to grow trade relations to reach at least 50 billion US Dollars by 2025.

Silkina Ahluwalia, CGTN, Jakarta.