To keep the existence of The Republic
of Indonesia based on Pancasila and the 1945
Constitution Indonesia’s national interest will
be maintained whilst respecting the country’s
sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The national interest of a country is to
be used as a reference in the formulation and
determination of grand strategy or the national
security strategy. Stable national security is
preconditions for the smooth implementation
of national development projects in order to
achieve national goals. Within that framework,
the national security is a dynamic national
interest. National security is affected by
the dynamics of the strategic environment
change and the factors of the country; namely
economic development, education, public
welfare, political dynamics and interactions
between communities.
National defence is essentially a
national defence that is total and the
implementation is based on awareness of the
rights and obligations of all citizens as well as
confidence in their own strength. Total implies
the involvement of all the people and all the
national resources, national infrastructure, as
well as the entire territory of the country as a
whole defence complete and comprehensive
in the order of life of the nation.
A total defensive effort is a model that
A total defence implies the
involvement of all the people
and all the national resources,
national infrastructure, as well as
the entire territory of the country
as a whole defence complete and
comprehensive. (Law No. 3/2002)
29