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Indonesia signs Badr defense pact with Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan

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Indonesia has signed a new defense pact, the Badr pact, with Turkey, Qatar, and Pakistan. This agreement aims to foster cooperation in defense research and development, training, and industrial capabilities. While the pact offers potential benefits in defense technology and investment for Indonesia, analysts caution that its success will depend on the effective implementation of concrete projects amidst complex regional geopolitics. AI

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Indonesia signs Badr defense pact with Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Resty Woro Yuniar ·

    Indonesia’s 4-nation defence pact: strategic coup or paper tiger?

    Indonesia could gain critical defence technology, investment and export opportunities through a new multi-nation defence pact with Turkey, Qatar and Pakistan, but analysts warn its success hinges on turning high-level ambition into concrete projects. The four Muslim-majority nati…

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