JAKARTA - TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto said the TNI must strengthen national defense and sovereignty to anticipate the impact of conflicts that are currently happening abroad.
According to Agus, this must be done considering the military forces that were born from the current conflict began to emerge.
"The emergence of new forces and increasing global tensions requires Indonesia to develop a proactive foreign and defense policy strategy and have a long-term impact," said Agus when giving a public lecture to 212 Student Officers of Dikreg LIII Sesko TNI 2025 at Graha Widya Adibrata, Sesko TNI, Bandung, West Java in an official press release, Thursday, June 19, which was confiscated by Antara.
Agus continued that foreign and defense policies must be taken by the government based on the principle of active free politics adopted by Indonesia.
One of the policies that the government can take, in this case the TNI, is to build military cooperation with friendly countries.
This is believed by Agus to strengthen Indonesia's bilateral relations with other countries while at the same time increasing the stability of the country's security in the region.
However, if military diplomacy and cooperation between countries are not effective enough to maintain the stability of the country's security from the impact of conflict, he stressed that the TNI must consider other steps to secure the country.
"Therefore, the TNI is required to anticipate any global changes that have the potential to affect national stability," said Agus.
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To note, when the world conflict is heating up due to a war raging between Iran and Israel. Since June 13, 2025, Israel has launched a large-scale attack on Iran targeting nuclear facilities in a number of Iranian cities and military high command centers.
Iranian media reported that as of Wednesday, June 18, the death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Tehran and other areas had reached 585. Meanwhile, 1,326 others were injured as a result of the attack.
In response to the Israeli attack, the Iranian military launched ballistic missiles on Israel resulting in 24 deaths and 500 injuries.
Indonesia firmly condemns Israel's attack on Iran. This action is a violation of the law and weakens the basics of international law.
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