Prabowo Brings Three Key Messages to 2026 BRICS Summit
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto presented three core messages at the 2026 BRICS Summit focusing on national self-reliance, Global South unity, and enhanced multilateral cooperation. He emphasized that food, energy, and educational resilience are essential for Indonesia to maintain its sovereignty and independent development trajectory.
Why it matters
This highlights Indonesia's strategic pivot toward the Global South and its desire to reduce dependency on traditional power blocs.
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto brought three key messages to the BRICS Summit—national self-reliance, Global South unity, and the strengthening of BRICS cooperation—according to Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya."A nation's strength stems from its ability to meet its people's basic needs: food, energy, and education. With a strong foundation, Indonesia will not be dependent on or easily dictated to by certain powers," Teddy said in a written statement cited in Jakarta on Monday.Teddy noted that President Prabowo emphasized these three messages while attending the BRICS Summit's restricted session, titled "Inclusive Global Governance and Strengthening Multilateralism," on Saturday, September 12, 2026.According to Teddy, the President's first message focused on the importance of national self-reliance and resilience, starting with the state's capacity to fulfill the public's fundamental needs.Food, energy, and educational resilience, he stated, are not merely matters of domestic necessity; they also serve as assets enabling Indonesia to independently…
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