Jakarta, Sept. 25 -- Indonesia's deputy defense minister said on Thursday that modern threats to sovereignty are shifting toward "narrative warfare" and "legal warfare," aimed at manipulating public opinion and undermining national interests.

"The goal of these two forms of warfare is clear: to influence perceptions, create polarization, and achieve strategic objectives that harm national interests," Deputy Minister Donny Ermawan said in a statement in Jakarta.

Speaking at a public dialogue on Wednesday titled Defence Intellectual Community: Strengthening National Narratives and Structures for Sovereignty and National Welfare , Donny said the plantation sector, regulated under Law No. 39 of 2014, has become a main target of foreign inte...