Indonesia likely to give India access to deep seaport in Sabang

印尼可能会向印度开放沙邦的深海港口

NEW DELHI: Indonesia might give India access to a deep sea port in Sabang, including to its naval vessels. Addressing a Delhi audience here today, Luhut Pandjaitan, maritime affairs minister in the Jokowi government, said, “India and Indonesia have started naval drills in 2017, but we can explore doing more between our coast guards. This will become even better when the Sabang seaport is established with India. Sabang port has a depth of 40 metres which is good even for submarines.”

新德里：印度尼西亚可能会向印度开放沙邦的深海港口及其海军舰艇。佐科维政府的海事部长Luhut Pandjaitan今天对新德里的听众说，“印度和印度尼西亚已经在2017年开始海军演习，但我们的海岸警卫队之间可以探索更多的合作可能。如果我们和印度一起建造沙邦港口，那情况会更好。沙邦港口有40米深，这个水深对潜艇也足够了。”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel to Indonesia for a bilateral summit with Joko Widodo in the next couple of weeks. Among his engagements, Modi is expected to announce an Indian hospital in Sambang, which is just over 700km from Andaman & Nicobar islands. Luhut said the Jokowi government wanted India to invest in an economic zone in that same area, which is not particularly developed. There is speculation that Modi might undertake a sea journey to Sambang to highlight how close Indonesia is to India, but sources say defence and space would be areas of cooperation during Modi’s forthcoming visit.

印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪预计将于未来几周前往印度尼西亚，与佐科·维多多举行双边峰会。预计莫迪将在他的活动中宣布在沙邦修建一家印度医院，该医院距离安达曼和尼科巴群岛仅700多公里。Luhut说，佐科维政府希望印度在该地区的经济特区投资，但这一地区并不是特别发达。有人猜测，莫迪可能会前往沙邦进行海上旅行，以凸显印尼对印度的亲密程度，但有消息称，莫迪访问印尼期间，将讨论防务和太空领域的合作事宜。

“Indian coast guard ships now make regular visits to Indonesian ports and emphasize the closeness between the two countries. The Indonesian side has expressed interest in getting commercial investment in the port of Sabang, which is the westernmost point of Indonesia. This port has a deep draft but rudimentary facilities,” said Gurjit Singh, former ambassador to Indonesia.

印度驻印尼的前任大使Gurjit Singh说，“现在印度海岸警卫队船只定期前往印尼港口，强化两国之间的密切合作。印尼方面表示有兴趣在印尼的最西端的沙邦港进行商业投资。这个港口的吃水很深，但尚未开发。”

Questioned about Indonesia’s response to OBOR and ’s decision to station missiles on the disputed Spratlys in the South Sea, Luhut said it was a “sensitive matter”. He said they had raised the issue with the side, but “in a friendly manner.”

在被问及印尼对一带一路以及决定在南海有争议的南沙群岛部署导弹有何回应时，Luhut说这是一个“敏感的问题”。他说，他们已经向中方提出了这个问题，但“态度友好”。

Luhut said, “I spoke with my counterpart about the 9-dash line. They don’t deny that Natuna island is ours. But then the 200-mile EEZ is also ours and that goes beyond the line. I ask why they are claiming the South Sea. They say they have a historical claim, its part of the sentiment of the mainland, and it was the route taken by the explorer Zheng He. I said if this is true, then, when Krakatoa exploded, Indonesian ash settled around the world including , and we could claim this.” After years of denying they had a problem with ’s claiming the seas and territory around, Indonesia renamed its sea the Natuna Sea.

Luhut说：“我和海事部长就九段线进行了交谈。他们并未否认纳图纳岛属于印尼，但是200海里的专属经济区也属于我们，这超出了界限。我问他们为什么在南海提出主权主张。他们说历史上他们一直拥有该地区的主权，是探险家郑和开拓的路线。我说，如果这是真的，那么，当喀拉喀托火山爆发时，印尼的火山灰沉降到包括在内的世界各地，我们也可以据此声明主张吗？”多年来，印尼一直否认在此的领海和领土问题，并将这里更名为“纳图纳海”。

In fact, in a rare admission, the Indonesian minister, considered to be very close to Jokowi, described OBOR as a “ proposal”. “We do not want to be controlled by OBOR. We would like it to link to our maritime policy, of a global maritime fulcrum.” premier was in Jakarta earlier this week pushing OBOR projects with the Jokowi government.

事实上，这位印尼的部长非常接近佐科维，认为一带一路是“的提案”。“我们不想被一带一路控制。我们希望它能与我们的海事政策关联起来。”本周早些时候，国务院总理*在雅加达向佐科维政府宣传一带一路项目。

“India-Indonesia relations are important for the balance of power in Asia,” Luhut said.

Luhut说，“印度和印尼的关系对亚洲地区的国力平衡非常重要。”

印度时报读者的评论：

Manoj Deshmukh

and this is the result of fogien deplomecy....kepp it up..

这是外交政策的结果，继续加油

Jai Bharat

Pakis will not like this news

巴基斯坦肯定不喜欢这则新闻

Pervinder Sangwan

Bad news for congress n good news for Nation..

这对国大党来说是坏消息，对国家来说是好消息。

Arabinda Datta

Alternate to OBOR it is better to go with India.

与其参与的一带一路，不如跟印度携手合作。

Rajeev S

Rahul Gandhi too has been working hard to boost Indian image in brothels of BANKOK.

拉胡尔甘地也致力于提升印度在曼谷的形象。

Vatsal Singh

This is the reason why PM travelled throughout the whole world to strengthen india''s foreign diplomacy, and some people say that he only travel outside.

这就是为什么首相环游全球加强印度的外交的原因，居然还有人说他只是其国外旅行。

Atul Rupani

Brothers and Sisters of Indonesia
Your eternal trust in us Indians will not be belied
Its always been a cosy relationship

印度尼西亚的兄弟姐妹。

你对印度人永远的信任不会被辜负的。

我们之间一直都关系亲密。

Rainder Verma

PM Narendra Modi has made more Foreign Policy advances than all of the past 70 years!!!

总理纳伦德拉·莫迪在外交上取得的进步比过去70年的总和都要多!!!

Aam Aadmi

Thanks to Modi diplomacy !

多谢莫迪的外交手腕。

BM

Modi did in 4 years what Congress couldn''t do in 67 years. India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Japan pact will be the most formidable pact anywhere in the world. This pact will control Malacca Strait and major sea lanes go through Indian territorial waters. Economically, this pact will have more than half of Asia''s total GDP.

莫迪在过去的4年里完成了国大党在67年内都做不到的事情。印度、印尼、越南和日本的协议将是世界上最强大的协议。这一协议将控制马六甲海峡和穿越印度领海的主要海上通道。从经济上看，该协议将占到亚洲总GDP的一半以上。

Mani

Very nice to know. We need such a strategic seaport.

太好了。我们需要这样的战略海港。

Amit Ghosh

It's very important for India to seize this opportunity fast and make it work early unlike take 10 years for moving files from one bench to other.

对于印度来说，迅速抓住这个机会并早日完成，是非常重要的，而不是花上10年时间只完成文件腾挪。

Braj Kishore

Wow!!! This is really great that India and Indonesia coming together again.

哇哦！这真是太好了，印度和印尼应该再次携手共进。

Aum Shanti

hope many in that area, countries allow INDIA to build ports and stations to port INDIAN ships and submarines They will get advantage of security and protection obor is nothing but scheme to keep all countries who agrees be in control

希望在这一地区的许多国家，允许印度建造港口和港口，将印度船只和潜艇停靠在印度港口，它们将得到安全保护，而一带一路的保护只是计划，让所有同意控制的国家都同意。

Siv Sarkar

Scamgress is good for two things: Corruption and Dynasty Right claim !

丑闻党很擅长2件事：贪污和王权。

Pramod Patra

This is a very positive and encouraging event for our country and Modiji is responsible for this development by exploring such new socio-economic ZONE around our neighbours. Pkpatra

这对我们国家来说是一件非常积极、非常鼓舞人心的事件，莫迪积极开发邻国的新社会经济区，功劳属于莫迪。

BHARTI

A good foreign policy initiative by Pm Modi. Why wasn''t Congress able to to the same in 70 years of government? Proves that Congress had no interest in the nation at all!

莫迪总理的外交政策真是很棒。为什么国大党在70年内做不到呢？这只能说明国大党对这个国家根本不感兴趣!

Ajeet Verma

Hats off to our beloved prime minister Modi

向我们爱戴的莫迪总理脱帽致敬。

GoGo Thinker

We lose Modi, we lose all these strategic initiatives. Congress will fall back to garnering minority vote bank.

我们失去了莫迪，我们失去了所有的战略主动权。国大党将会重新获得了少数票仓。

Neeraj Sharma

remember devegowda as pm visiting Paris with all of his family members in dozens

请记住哦，总理和他的全家几十口人一起去巴黎了。

Logical Indian

India''s version of string of pearls around ! LOL! Jai Ho Modi!

这是印度版本的围绕的珍珠串，哈哈，莫迪必胜。

Maharaj Gupta

PM Modi must accept Indonesian proposal to develop and use Sabang deep seaport.

莫迪总理必须接受印尼提出的开发和使用沙湾深海港口的建议。

Sanjoy Pandey

It will depend upon bilateral relations of the two countries. Modi is competent to handle.

这将取决于两国的双边关系。莫迪有能力应对。

Pr.K.Singh

It is good that the realisation of identifying common interests and source of threats is taking shape and they should act fast as the have been preparing for quite some time.

我们认识到共同利益和威胁的根源正在形成，是好事，他们应该迅速采取行动，已经伺机筹备很久了。

Sri B

Pakistan is begging other countries to develop seaport in its land. India to going to other countries to develop their seaport for them. That's the difference between the two countries.

巴基斯坦乞求其他国家在其土地上开发海港。而印度要去其他国家开发他们的海港。这就是两国的不同之处。

Prabhat

Indonesia had historical relation with India; specially Odisha and Late Biju Patnaik. It is required to have a good relationship with the country and history can be exploited.

印度尼西亚与印度的历史非常渊源。两国之间一定有保持良好的关系，我们可以充分利用历史。

Madhu Bala

India should try to get lease of islands in different parts of globe with a long term perspective in mind with even high monetary price.

印度可用长期的眼光试着在全球各地租赁岛屿，价格高也没事。

Mahesh P Y

Opposition will mimic your foreign trips, but we are confident on the efforts and output... keep it up Modiji

反对者会效仿你的外交出行，但我们对你的努力和成就很有信心。继续加油，莫迪先生。

Pistol Smith

India should expand ties with SE asian countries in every field. Be it trade tourism commerce technology anything. It has a lot to gain in the east rather than just looking at far away west.

印度应在各个领域扩大与东南亚各国的关系。无论是贸易、旅游、商务、科技还是其他方面。与其只巴望着远在天边的西方国家，印度在东方的收获会很大。

Jayaprakash

What a shame a big country having longest seacoast is dependent on small countries like Indonesia. It''s expected this big country needs to develop deep seaports and provide access to neighborhood small countries.

一个拥有最长海岸线的大国依赖于像印度尼西亚这样的小国，真是太丢脸了。这个大国需要建造深水港，并向邻近的小国开放。