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In Indonesia, leaked plan for US military overflights triggers sovereignty row
April 15, 2026
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A leaked plan to grant the US military sweeping overflight access to Indonesia’s airspace has triggered a domestic backlash over concerns that Jakarta is “colluding with the aggressor” amid Washington’s war on Iran. Analysts say the defence document, first reported by New Delhi-based newspaper the Sunday Guardian, raises concerns that President Prabowo Subianto may be trading away Indonesia’s strategic independence.

The proposal, which reportedly emerged following a meeting in February between...
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