Jakarta, Aug. 2 -- President Prabowo Subianto brought together high-ranking officials from the Defense Ministry, the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), and the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) for a limited meeting on global security challenges and anticipatory measures.

In a press release from Jakarta, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya stated that the president delivered key directives to senior officials at his private residence in Hambalang, Bogor District, West Java, on Friday (August 1).

"Defense is an area of vital significance to the survival of the nation and the state," Wijaya stated after attending the meeting.

He noted that Prabowo also shared his reflections on the meaning of true independence for Indonesia as the na...