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Tag: Asia/Indonesia; Imperialism; Sovereignty; Trade; Agreement on Reciprocal Trade

Released for Syndication:
05/27/2026
More than sixty years ago, Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno, warned that political independence meant little without economic sovereignty. In his famous Trisakti doctrine, announced during the 1964 Independence Day speech, Sukarno argued that a truly independent nation must achieve three things: political sovereignty, economic self-reliance,...