Reopening business and official travel between both countries is a first step to resuming more bilateral travel and business activity in a COVID-19 world, say RSIS’ Jefferson Ng and Dedi Dinarto in a commentary.

…Jefferson Ng is a Senior Analyst and Dedi Dinarto is a Research Analyst with the Indonesia Programme, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. Jefferson Ng’s research focuses on Indonesia’s parliamentary politics and foreign policy, while Dedi Dinarto focuses on Indonesia’s foreign and security policy, Indonesian politics, and local dynamics in the Riau archipelago.