Australia and Indonesia unveiled a new defense agreement Tuesday, pledging closer cooperation in the contested Asia-Pacific region as a new leader prepares to take over in Jakarta.
The pact — which includes provisions for joint drills and each military operating in the other country — was unveiled as Indonesian defense minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto visited Canberra.
Prabowo, who will take the reins of the world’s third-largest democracy in October, said he wanted to forge closer ties with Canberra while following the “general policies” of his predecessor Joko…
