New Delhi, June 20 (Reporter) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received a phone call from Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto, amid talk of the Southeast Asian nation firming up plans to purchase the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles from India. PM Modi posted on X that the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen the comprehensive bilateral strategic partnership. “Delighted to receive a phone call from President-elect @prabowo. Wished him success for his upcoming Presidency. We discussed ways to strengthen comprehensive strategic partnership between India and Indonesia that are based on our civilizational ties.” The Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto is a former Defence Minister and a former special forces commander. He had the tacit support of outgoing President Joko Widodo. BrahMos Aerospace, a joint venture between India’s state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russia’s rocket design bureau NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM), was established in 1998. BrahMos Aerospace’s first deal in Southeast Asia was with the Philippines in January 2022 when it secured a USD 375 million sale of its shore-based anti-ship missiles. The shore-based anti-ship missile has a sea-denial capability to target hostile ships within a 300-kilometre range...////...