Indonesia Faces Internal and External Challenges: Researcher

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - A researcher of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Ganewati Wuryandari, reported that Indonesia has both defense and national resilience when faced with challenges at domestic or international level.

"Moreover, the challenges are due to the current global economic power shift from ASEAN, especially to China, India, and Indonesia," Ganewati announced in a discussion titled "State Pillar: The Best Defense is the Peoples Welfare and Prosperity" at the parliament building here on Wednesday.

According to Ganewati, another challenge faced by Indonesia is the enactment of the ASEAN free trade or ASEAN Community in December 2015.

She added that the Indonesian economic growth around six percent is good, compared with a decrease in most European countries and the United States.

"In such condition, Indonesia has become one of the rising powers in Asia and also compared to 16 countries of the world economic powers," he explained.

Ganewati also said that Indonesia with a wealth of its natural resources, agricultural products and marine products, is expected to be one of the five major world economic powers in 2030.

Indonesia with its moderate economic growth in the middle of a crisis in European countries and the United States has an impact on increase of the state budget (Budget) and the Indonesian position among countries with positive economic growth in the international world.

In addition, Ganewati noted that Indonesia, which was originally at 50th rank, had risen to 38th rank among the countries with positive economic growth.

She also reminded that Indonesias challenges ahead are still significant, namely the impact of economic growth that has not been evenly distributed to the people, especially people living in the border regions of Indonesia.(WDY)