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The trade war between the United States and China is predicted to last for decades, just like the Cold War that occurred between the Soviets and the United States. Regarding the Trade War between the US and China, Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Thomas Lembong in his remarks during a meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Jakarta on Thursday (5/9) predicted that India and Indonesia would become a strong partner in the Non-Aligned Movement in the Asia Pacific region because each country has domestic opportunities and challenges that must be faced.

“What I predict is going to happen is a sort of re-emergence of the Non-Aligned Movement that we saw during the last cold war. And if you look at the lightly leadership of the non-aligned movement, I predict that India and Indonesia will be thrust into being sort of a reluctant pair of leaders, certainly in the Asia-Pacific region. I see reluctant because I believe that India's leadership, Indonesia leadership, we have so many domestic opportunities and domestic challenges to deal with, "Thomas Lembong said.

Thomas Lembong added that India and Indonesia will become a major economic force as long as the two countries increase and intensify economic cooperation between the two countries. (VOI / ANI / edit r)