Indonesia’s absence from bigger BRICS echoes decades of non-aligned policy
Al JazeeraIndonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said he does not want to ‘rush’ membership of the economic grouping. But when South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa announced the expanded BRICS membership in Johannesburg last week, Indonesia was not on the list, which includes Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. ‘Bebas-aktif’ Ahead of the BRICS summit in South Africa last week, some 40 countries had apparently expressed interest in joining the grouping, including Indonesia. Yohanes Sulaiman, a lecturer in international relations at Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani in Bandung, said there was “no benefit” for Indonesia to join BRICS. “South Africa is facing a financial crisis and we can also work directly with other countries like India.” Under Widodo’s presidency, Indonesia has set ambitious development targets, including relocating its capital city to Eastern Borneo and building capacity to process commodities into finished products at home, which is a cornerstone of Jakarta’s efforts to reach $25,000 gross domestic product per capita by 2045.
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