International, Defence and Summits · 9 July 2026

India and Indonesia strengthen bilateral ties through visit to Prambanan Temple and defence pacts on 08 July 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 9 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited the 1,000-year-old Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta.
  • The Prambanan Temple is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia.
  • India will supply BrahMos and Astra missiles to Indonesia.
  • India and Indonesia signed 14 pacts across the trade and maritime sectors.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with ‘Bintang Adipurna’, the highest civilian honour of Indonesia.

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Narendra Modi conferred Bintang Adipurna

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia. The Bintang Adipurna is the highest civilian honour of Indonesia.