In wake of the angry demonstrations outside the Indian Embassy in Jakarta by radical groups, the Indonesian government has ensured “unprecedented” security in the last two or three days. About 1,100 security personnel are on duty near the Embassy and barricades have been set up a little distance away from the front gates and traffic diverted.
The security measures have been called unprecedented and except during one or two demonstrations outside the US Embassy in the past, such security measures have not been taken. Similar security arrangements are in place outside the Indian consulate in Medan, in Sumatra. Indonesia, a signatory to the Vienna Convention, will naturally protect the Embassy premises and Indian diplomats. Indian missions, in recent years, have been under threat; there were two attacks on the Indian High Commission in London several months ago. Read More…
