Indonesia should be a role model for the worldJakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia, as this year's G20 president, is suggested to spotlight the advantages of its values, especially those contained in the state's ideology of Pancasila.
"Indonesia is in an ideal position to play its role at the global level," French anthropologist Jean Couteau told the G20 Communication and Media Team in Bali on Saturday (November 5).
According to Coteau, several indicators make Indonesia suitable to lead, including significant economic growth, almost zero political violence as compared to other countries, as well as harmonious inter-religious relations.
“Those points can be offered as a model of co-existence at the global level. The practice in Indonesia emphasizes the value of togetherness more than differences. Everything is contained in Pancasila, a formula that is cross-national in nature,” Couteau, who is a lecturer at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts Denpasar, stated.
Couteau viewed that Indonesia had succeeded in preventing and dealing with identity-based violence, especially religion and ethnicity. It helps Indonesia to mitigate the crystallization of religion and narrow nationalism that are causal to conflicts in various countries.
“Indonesia has moderate politics and identity values. There has been a fairly good and successful management of the complexity of Indonesia," he noted.
Furthermore, Couteau encouraged the Indonesian government to be more determined in showcasing its identity and playing a role at the global level, so that the world could imbibe its good values—not to mention that Indonesia is the third-largest democracy, with a large population and ethnic diversity.
"Indonesia should be a role model for the world," Couteau said.
Coordinator of the Special Staff to the President (SKP) Ari Dwipayana said that what is needed in the global constellation is the world leaders’ role in suppressing their egos to jointly overcome global recession.
"The G20 presidency puts Indonesia at the forefront to address the problem," Dwipayana remarked.
However, Indonesia’s G20 presidency came with and is overshadowed by unfavorable world conditions in addition to the fluctuating post-pandemic global situation, geopolitical disturbances, economic recession, and even the war between Russia and Ukraine.
"We need a dynamic response to all these problems," he affirmed.
Hence, he expected the upcoming G20 Summit in Bali to produce something useful for the world’s community.
“With Balinese spiritual power; shanti (peace), taksu (spirit), and jagadhita (welfare), it is expected that the heads of state will receive a positive aura and spread peace," Dwipayana affirmed.
To this end, he invited all Indonesians, especially the Balinese people, to support and participate in the successful organization of the G20 Summit on November 15-16, 2022.
"(It is) because the G20 comprises the world’s strongest economic countries that have an influence in overcoming all world problems," he concluded.
Under the theme of “Recover Together, Recover Stronger” during this year’s G20 presidency, Indonesia raised the three main issues of renewable energy, health, and the digital world.
G20 represents over 60 percent of the world's population, 75 percent of the global trade, and 80 percent of the world's GDP.
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